1. How will you determine the behaviors and results that will improve our safety performance?

2. How will you objectively and reliably measure these behaviors and results?

3. What analysis will you conduct that will indicate the missing or weak links in our safety system?

4. What strategies will you use to increase the consistency of safe behavior and results?

5. How do these strategies address the weak link?

6. What evidence supports your choice of these strategies?

7. How will you evaluate the success of these strategies in our company?

8. What data will you use and how will you analyze it?

9. How will you arrange for generalization to other safety practices and maintenance over the long term?

10. What experience have you had designing and implementing performance improvement systems based on the scientific principles of behavior?

Case Studies

construction safety
Linbeck Construction Company

Despite industry challenges, Linbeck achieves 50% incident rate reduction with a behavioral safety process. VIDEO

Behavioral Safety in a Refinery
Behavioral Safety in a Refinery: Large-Scale Change and Long-Term Results
This article describes the implementation of a behavioral safety process in a CITGO Petroleum Corp. oil refining facility. The data show the long-term effects of the implementation on recordable incident rates, lost-workday case rates and direct costs of injuries. The program contributed to decreases in recordable injuries, lost workday cases and workers' compensation costs, and promoted desired changes in the organization's safety culture. READ MORE