When we work alone we need to hold ourselves accountable, and that takes a sense of personal responsibility. How do we do it? What will make us go out of our way for our own safety?

Interpersonal safety coaching isn't relevant here. But the very essence of behavior-based safety is used for a process I call safety self-management. It's a way of getting people to act themselves into feeling more personally responsible for their own safety, to actively care about workplace safety and health when no one is around to hold them accountable. Here are ten techniques for managing your own safety: