Most organizations have safety policies. They train their employees in various safety issues. They track incidents. So why do incidents still occur?
Despite all these organizations are doing proactively to promote safety, there is still a gap between what the “rules” are and what’s actually happening in the workplace. In the real world, safety is about people’s behavior.
And while most people’s risky behaviors aren’t intentional, they can get inadvertently reinforced by various pressures, expectations, or signals from leadership or from within the work environment.
Looking for real insight into Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) in the workplace? In their article for the COSE Education Hub, SACS Consulting’s Tim Dimoff and co-author Lucija Berbakov of L&B Consulting Services, LLC, delve into how business leaders can actively reinforce positive behaviors with effective processes and expectations that make for a truly safer workplace.
Read their full article on Behavior-Based Safety here. And while you’re there, check out the rest of the excellent resources available on the COSE Education Hub, written by and for small business professionals.