Behavioral safety is a method used for changing safety behavior to help reduce injury and incident rates and save money in the long run. On average, it is stated that one year after implementing BBS, the average recorded injury rate at such sites decreases by 29%. After five years, the reduction rate averages at 72 percent and after seven or more years, the average recorded injury rate has dropped by 79%. 

The amount of unsafe practices resulting from unsafe behavior today is significant. Applying useful BBS applications to organizations allows companies to focus on: