“Behavioural Based Safety”

Establishing A Safety Culture

 Contents

• Poor Safety = Disasters

• History of Safety
• Why Behavioural Based Safety (BBS)?
• ABC Model
• The 6 Pillars of Behavioural Safety
• BBS Implementation in Rashpetco ( Case Study)
• Value Added
 Poor Safety = Disasters

• Flixborough 1974 & Bhopol 1984 & Piper Alpha 1988

Flixborough 28 people died

Bhopol 3800 people died

Piper Alpha 60 people died
El TEMSAH DISASTER – EGYPT 2004
BP Explosion-Texas City 2005
Buncefield Disaster – UK 2005
BHN Disaster- India 2005
 History Of Safety

Hardware

Incidents

Software

People Continuous
Improvement

Time
50s & 60s 70s & 80s Late 90s
 Triple Constraint

Balanced Project

Time Cost
Scope

QHSSE

Robust Quality & Safety Systems = Enhanced Business Performance

 Risk Management
Key Part in a Successful Project

Project Integration Management

Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Human Resource Management
Communication Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
 Risk Management

Activities required to effectively identify, analyze,

and respond to project risks
• Risk Management Planning
• Risk Identification
• Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Risk Response Planning
• Risk Monitoring and Control
 Iceberg Principle
Underlying Causes Of Incidents
Above the surface -
Risk Assessment tangible causes, eg.
Ethics systems, processes,
Procedure structures

Values

Beneath the surface or at

Attitudes the root of the tangible
causes
Behaviours

Beliefs
 Causes Of Injuries

• Most injuries are caused by unsafe 4% Unsafe Conditions

acts and unsafe behaviors not unsafe
conditions and equipment.

• This is typical for all industries 96% Unsafe Acts

 Safety Culture Maturity

GENERATIVE Safety inherent in the

Value driven
heart and mind
of the organisation

PROACTIVE
People Driven Safety
Continuous Improvement
(Independent-
Safety Actively Managed
Driven with Workforce
Interdependent )
System Managed
Safety (Dependency)
CALCULATIVE Systems managing
System Driven
health and safety risks

REACTIVE Avoidance Driven

Basic Systems
No Systematic
for managing loss
Management of
PATHOLOGICAL
Not Driven
Safety
No Systematic Management
 Advantages of
Behavioural Measurement
1. Prediction of Incidents
1
2. Combination of Behaviour
Major 3. Free Learning Opportunities
4. Better Tracking
5. Better Understanding
29
Minor

300
Unsafe Acts
 What is behavioural Safety?

It is a programme based on the principles of behavioural

psychology, also known as behaviour modification,
(BBS) is a technique for modifying behaviour of workers to
make them work safely.

• Uses behaviours as performance measure

• Removes barriers and motivates safe behaviour
Behavior is what a person DOES to
be safe or put themselves at-risk

Behavior is
objective,
observable,
and
measurable.
 Behavioral Change
Requires an Understanding of the
ABC Model
Activators
Direct

Behavior
Motivate

Consequences
 The ABC Model Explains
Why People Speed
Speed limit Open Sports
Activators signs Emergency road Police
car
Guide or direct No car
Sunny Late
the Behavior(s) cops
Drivers day
Others are
education speeding
Behavior Speeding

Consequences Wreck Fun!

Personal
Motivate the injury Ticket Waste Save
future occurrence gas time
Property
of the Behavior(s) Wear
damage
& tear
Consequences Influence
Behviours
 The 6 Pillars of Behavioural Based Safety

Facilitate, Support
and Act upon
recommendations
Necessary to maintain
involvement and support
by employees and
Management alike.
Employee Management Goal setting is necessary
owned and
run process Ow Commitment for continual improvement

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BBS is all about
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identifying the root-
All members of the Aw aising aly se causes of unsafe
organisation are R sis behaviours in order to
involved. Lack of correct them
awareness leads to Measurement effectively
lack of collaboration

Basic to know progress.

Continuously measuring
the percentage of safe
behaviours.
 BBS : How it works?

Observation and
Feedback
Measurement
and Trends

Behavioural and Root

Cause Analysis 100

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Implement 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29

General PPE J ob Specific PPE

Recommendations
 1st Pillar- Awareness Raising

BBS Committee
BBS Trainings Meetings
2nd Pillar-Measurement
 3rd Pillar
Management Commitment
4th Pillar- Feedback
 5th Pillar
Root Cause Analysis
6th Pillar- Ownership
 Value Added

Employee involvement

• Reducing injuries/incidents
• Intervention/analysis/solutions
• Taking ownership/responsibility
• Actively caring
• Learning the ABC principles
(Activators, Behaviors, Consequences)
 Value Added

• Provides behavior data –facts - that goes beyond

common sense
• Builds positive attitudes and positive
reinforcement
• Promotes coaching/education/teamwork
• Shifts thinking from priority to value
• Working safely without injuries
• Supports project schedules and budgets
 We Need To Change our way of thinking

"It is not the strongest species

that survive, nor the most
intelligent: it is the one most
adaptable to change“

Charles Darwin
Thank You