Ten Tips for Enhancing Industrial Hygiene Program Effectiveness through Behavior-Based Safety D.A. Brown, H.J. McDermott, J.K. Wallace, G.F. O'Brien, S.J. Scully, K.L. Minter

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

Tip # 10 Use BBS and impress your peers, safety 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 # 9 Use BBS and get employees involved.

Tip # 8 Use BBS and bring hazard recognition to the people who know the work best. (That means the employees in each work area.)

Tip # 7 Use BBS and have employees provide 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 increase performance to achieve it.)

Tip # 6 Use BBS and root out at-risk behaviors.

Tip # 5 Use BBS and gain a great educational opportunity. Update, fine tune, calibrate employees’ understanding of health and safety hazards. Update, fine tune, calibrate employees’ understanding of health and safety hazards.

Tip # 4 Use BBS and demonstrate the business need for a robust IH program. Show a measurable impact on the company’s bottom line. Show a measurable impact on the company’s bottom line.

Tip # 3 Use BBS and gain an upstream metric for tracking health and safety performance.

Tip # 2 Use BBS and actively engage super- visors and managers in supporting Worker health and safety. Worker health and safety. The industrial hygiene program. The industrial hygiene program.

Tip # 1 Use BBS and further efforts to prevent worker illness and injury. (Potentially off the job as well.)

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