Determining why a worker decides to accept risk goes to the heart of behavior-based safety.
Dave Fennell, CRSP of ExxonMobil said the brain’s risk assessment process works in three ways; Exposure (hazard recognition), Perception (knowing what impact a risk might have) and Decision (accepting, mitigating or rejection the risk). Fennel and Mike Williamsen, Ph.D., CSP, of Caterpillar Safety Services conducted a joint presentation at Safety 2015 designed to help safety professionals understand and influence how employees assess and respond to risks.