PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE IN BEHAVIOUR-BASED SAFETY

摘要

Promoting safe behaviour at work is a critical part of the management of health and safety, because behaviour turns systems and procedures into reality. Good systems on their own, do not ensure successful health and safety management, the level of success is determined by how organisations 'live' their systems. Behaviour based safety programmes aim to improve safety by promoting critical health and safety behaviours. There is evidence that these programmes are effective in improving safety, but only when they are implemented effectively. Four offshore case studies are presented to highlight how behaviour safety programmes can be implemented effectively. To date behaviour-based safety programmes focus on the behaviour of frontline employees and behaviours that prevent individual accidents as opposed to major hazards. A behavioural safety intervention strategy to promote any critical risk control behaviour including management behaviour is described.