Articles Tagged with ''behavior based safety''

Mowing the lawn can be a real chore. It is certainly not something I look forward to. It's also a chore that can be quite hazardous. According to…SAFETY DATA.

I agree with the premise that $$ only drives algorithmic (my word) tasks. Safety is not algorithmic... it is heuristic. We are asking for strategies and decisions, not just following directions, to get real results.

Safety procedures, safety talks, signs and other instructions direct workers. But attempting to identify all behaviors needed to keep employees safe fail in the midst of a changing work environment of aging equipment, cost-cutting, and changes in processes and people. 

First, I guess my thoughts on "Corporations are people too" come around to "yeah, so what's your point?" 

With a stroke of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's pen, the Keystone State became the 35th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel.

Question: We would like to try and flesh out a 360-degree observation card (system) for our team leaders, and was curious as what pitfalls one should try and avoid?

The job that safety professional will be doing in 2020 probably doesn’t even exist today.

Behavior is motivated by the consequences it produces especially when that consequence happens right after the behavior with high certainty.

I try to stay abreast of the safety profession by reading several magazines and websites monthly. In addition, I am fortunate to talk to a number of highly skilled safety mangers on a frequent basis and I blatantly pick their brains as much as possible.

Competitiveness – not violence – might be the main video game characteristic that influences aggression, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.