Behavior Based Safety System: A Guide to Building a Safety Culture

Why Should You Attend:

Many workplace accidents are attributed to behavioral-based factors, such as not wearing the proper PPE or not observing good housekeeping. The injuries that result from such behavior cost the employer thousands of dollars through loss of time accidents, poor production, and OSHA fines.

A tool for creating a “bottom-up” system of employee driven safety culture is the behavioral based safety system (BBS). This system is built to complement your other work efforts such as the job hazard analysis, safety audits, and a comprehensive safety training program. This webinar will discuss how, by including BBS into your existing system, the employer can observe and correct at risk behavior through a minimally confrontational approach. The BBS is akin to coaching your workers to safer work practices, through involvement and active listening.

Learning Objectives:

This program will be helpful in identifying and understanding:

• What is the BBS system of safety?
• What are the benefits of the BBS system?
• How to I start a BBS system?
• What are the two types of behaviors observed?
• How can I coach my workers to safer behaviors?
• What is the role of management?
• What is the role of the employees?
• How do I measure my BBS success or shortcomings?
• What does OSHA say about exemplary safety programs?
• Hiring the right people for the job
• Post-hiring duties and best practices

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• What is behavior based system for safety?
• How is this system “bottom –up” rather than “ top-down”
• How to achieve employee buy-in and involvement
• How to coach workers to safe behaviors
• How to incorporate OSHA’s guidance to an exemplary workplace
• How to use a safety committee to develop a BBS program
• Success and barriers to the BBS program
• New online systems for BBS assistance

Who Will Benefit:

• Human Resources Professionals
• CEOs
• Plant Managers
• Occupational Safety Professionals
• Insurance Agents
• Risk Managers
• Front-Line Supervisors
• Vice Presidents of Operation
• Compliance and Safety Officers
• Safety Committee Members

Sheldon Primus
CEO at OSHA Compliance Help

Sheldon Primus is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) with a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) with a concentration in environmental policy. Additionally, he is a trainer for the Certified Occupational Safety Specialist program of the Alliance Safety Council-Baton Rouge, LA. Mr. Primus is an authorized OSHA General Industry and Construction trainer for the 10 and 30 hour outreach program.

Mr. Primus is a guest columnist for the online publications of Treatment Plant Operator (TPO) and WaterOnline. He has written articles regarding regulatory compliance, operator safety, and wastewater process control. Currently, he is the owner/CEO of Utility Compliance Inc., and its subsidiary, OSHA Compliance Help, a safety consulting, operator training, and a regulatory agency compliance assistance company based in Port St. Lucie, Florida. In this capacity, he creates hazard communication plans, OSHA compliance mock audits, water and wastewater plant operations and maintenance training courses, and many other safety and training services.

Mr. Primus is also part of the Water Environmental Federation (WEF) Water Sector Safety Committee and the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) taskforce on All Hazards Communication training for the Water and Wastewater Sector.

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