Behavior-based safety (BBS) approaches should naturally incorporate ergonomic improvements relating to tools, materials and equipment processes. It’s a powerful combination of best practices. BBS focuses on participation, measurement and the use of performance feedback. Ergonomics largely uses engineering principles to improve the employee-work interface.
But if you haven’t built ergonomic advances into your BBS efforts, or haven’t started a BBS process, where do you begin? For a bit of help, let’s take a look at eight steps to integrate behavioral safety and ergonomics.