Ten Tips for Enhancing Industrial Ten Tips for Enhancing Industrial Hygiene Program Effectiveness Hygiene Program Effectiveness through Behavior-Based Safetythrough Behavior-Based Safety

D.A. Brown, H.J. McDermott, J.K. Wallace, D.A. Brown, H.J. McDermott, J.K. Wallace,

G.F. O'Brien, S.J. Scully, K.L. MinterG.F. O'Brien, S.J. Scully, K.L. Minter

The Essence of BBSThe Essence of BBS• Applying behavioral science principles to Applying behavioral science principles to safety.safety.• Pinpointing behaviors necessary for a safe and Pinpointing behaviors necessary for a safe and healthful operation.healthful operation.• Educating employees about behavioral science Educating employees about behavioral science principles and pinpointed behaviors for health & principles and pinpointed behaviors for health & safety.safety.• Having workers and supervisors perform Having workers and supervisors perform observations, provide positive reinforcement, and observations, provide positive reinforcement, and identify barriers.identify barriers.

Tip # 10Tip # 10

Use BBS and impress your peers, safety Use BBS and impress your peers, safety counterparts, supervisors and managers.counterparts, supervisors and managers.

• You know the lingo!You know the lingo!

• You leverage off an existing program!You leverage off an existing program!

• You think outside the box!You think outside the box!

Tip # 9Tip # 9

Use BBS and get employees Use BBS and get employees involved.involved.

Tip # 8Tip # 8

Use BBS and bring hazard recognition Use BBS and bring hazard recognition to the people who know the work best.to the people who know the work best.

(That means the employees in each (That means the employees in each

work area.)work area.)

Tip # 7Tip # 7

Use BBS and have employees provide Use BBS and have employees provide positive reinforcement (R+) to one another.positive reinforcement (R+) to one another.

• E.g., for using proper procedures.E.g., for using proper procedures.

(R+ is something a person wants and will (R+ is something a person wants and will increase performance to achieve it.)increase performance to achieve it.)

Tip # 6Tip # 6

Use BBS and root out at-risk Use BBS and root out at-risk behaviors. behaviors.

Tip # 5Tip # 5

Use BBS and gain a great educational Use BBS and gain a great educational opportunity.opportunity.

• Update, fine tune, calibrate employees’ Update, fine tune, calibrate employees’ understanding of health and safety understanding of health and safety hazards.hazards.

Tip # 4Tip # 4

Use BBS and demonstrate the business Use BBS and demonstrate the business need for a robust IH program.need for a robust IH program.

• Show a measurable impact on the Show a measurable impact on the company’s bottom line.company’s bottom line.

Tip # 3Tip # 3

Use BBS and gain an Use BBS and gain an upstreamupstream metric for metric for tracking health and safety performance.tracking health and safety performance.

Tip # 2Tip # 2

Use BBS and actively engage super- Use BBS and actively engage super- visors and managers in supportingvisors and managers in supporting

• Worker health and safety. Worker health and safety.

• The industrial hygiene program.The industrial hygiene program.

Tip # 1Tip # 1

Use BBS and further efforts to Use BBS and further efforts to prevent worker illness and injury.prevent worker illness and injury.

(Potentially off the job as well.)(Potentially off the job as well.)

Thank you for attending!Thank you for attending!

A copy of the slides will be A copy of the slides will be available on the Web.available on the Web.