Behavior Based Safety

(B-Safe Program)

Course Outline

1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Who is an observer
4. When do we observe
5. How do we observe
6. B-safe observer’s responsibility
7. Environmental management
8. Review

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Introduction

B-Safe is a behavioural observation programme aimed at encouraging safe Behavior and changing unsafe behavior among employee participating in the project. 80-90% of all accidents are caused by unsafe behavior. B-Safe believe that if unsafe behavior are observed and change effected, that will be more productive approach to the reduction of near miss and accident on our construction site. The major focus of B-Safe is YOU as individual going home as sound as you came to work yesterday.

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Objectives

1. To encourage safe behaviors by group or individual.
2. To change unsafe behaviour thereby reducing incident.
3. To adopt a more proactive approach towards safety.
4. Increase individual attention towards safety.
5. The observers provide a fresh pair of eye for the individual work group and report unfavourable condition.

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Who Is An Observer

A B-Safe observer is an employee nominated by his section, trained by HSE Team and given the necessary paper work to observe and report condition and behavior within his work location. A B-Safe observer is not a safety officer; his will assist safety officer by carrying out their daily observation while doing their routine task. An observer is not above his work, his work mate or his supervisor, he is not a Company spy. All observers should behave as people trained to help make the work site a safe place or work.

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When Do We Observe

Observation should be done while jobs are in progress and report forms completed at the peak of the work. Unsafe conditions observed should be pointed out to the work crew and to supervisor for changes to be made. Observers should not abandon their work area and move about during working hour and pretend to be doing observation.

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How Do We Observe

Record all observation on your daily checklist provided, only record what you see, “DON’T GUESS”. Remember, the score will come back to you and your Company, and it will help to indicate the correct level of safety in your work. If you have any comment, write it on the comment side of the checklist, don’t write what you did not see “Help us to help you”

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B-safe Observer Responsibilities

1. Conduct Toolbox briefing with crew
2. Help conducting Job Safety Analysis Briefing
3. Remind work crew of safety
4. Report observations daily
5. Report unsafe condition to members / supervisors and HSE officers.
6. To encourage everyone to behave safely

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Environmental Management

ENVIRONMENT: Surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation.

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a)   As B-safe observers one of our duty is to help and protect our work environment, by reporting anything that can cause harm or contaminate the environment.

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b) Help prevent environmental pollution and to achieve “Zero” environmental accident target, by reporting to your supervisor or site HSE officers of any of the followings:

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Environmental

a) Spillage of any kind

b) Soil contamination of any kind

c) Unsegregated Waste

• Spillage: Letting out a liquid or chemical through leakage or damage of container that allow flow into ground or underground water contamination. This can cause damage to human, soil, water, air and the environment.
• Waste: Our policy is to manage waste from cradle grave. Every waste need to be segregated at source to enable a good management of the waste or recycling.
• Contamination: Improper management of waste and spillage can lead to contamination of soil, air, underground water, which can affect our environment.

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Emergency Response

When there is spill, call Daewoo HSE Office. Notify location,

estimate quantity and identify substance spilled.

1. Stop spread of spill, stop the source of spill.
2. Contain spill with suitable available materials
3. If spill is hazardous, keep other workers clear from area and wait for clean up team.

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What Is B-Safe?

A programme designed to modify the behaviour of the workforce by:-

• Raising their awareness of safe working practices
• Helping them to take ownership of their own safety and that of their colleagues

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B-Safe Is Not!

• A disciplinary procedure
• Observers are not spies!
• A substitute for safety conscious supervision
• A waste of time

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How Does It Work?

• Every work group has a nominated “OBSERVER” drawn from within that group
• Not safety officers
• Not foremen/headmen
• Trained by HSE Team

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How Does It Work?

• Observations conducted daily
• Within his/her own workgroup
• 10 - 20 minutes
• Any time during the working day
• Not break times!
• Observing specified “behaviour”
• Recorded on B-SAFE check-list
• Unique to each Observer

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Behavior?

• What the OBSERVER can see
• Personnel are wearing their safety helmets at all times
• Personnel are keeping their work areas clear of unused tools and debris

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How Does It Work?

• Safe
• Personnel behaving in a safe way
• Unsafe
• Personnel behaving in a way that puts themselves or others at risk of injury
• Unseen
• Specified behaviour not observed

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Safety Performance Check-list

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How Does It Work?

• Positive reinforcement
• Acknowledging safe behaviour
• Correcting unsafe behaviour in a non-adversarial way
• Leading by example

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When?

• Every day
• 10 - 20 minutes
• At the peak of jobs

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Who?

• Everyone that is in their area:-

Workers

Supervisors

Visitors

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Who?

OBSERVING (THE FOCUS IS ON PEOPLE)

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• WHAT YOU CAN SEE THE PERSON DOING RIGHT NOW.
• WHAT ACTION IS HE DISPLAYING. ACTION PERFORMING.
• e.g. Is he crossing a barricade?

- Carrying a grinder by the cord?

- Holding a coiled rope as he is climbing the stairs

- Dragging a cable as he is backing where he is

going?

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Who?

• Is he walking with laced shoes?
• Is he serving with clean cups?
• Is he running when in site?
• Are they passing the scaffold pole from hand to hand?
• Is he standing under a suspended load?
• Is he accessing the excavation through a proper access.
• Is he climbing the ladder with both hands free.

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Observation

• Behavior is the Action you see or sound you hear, when you are observing someone.
• How to Observe?
• Identify Behavior. What is he doing right now?
• Is it right or wrong? Decide
• Give Feedback
• Record on your checklist
• Record number of safe and unsafe
• What you did not see is unseen (never assume, assumption is dangerous) be sure. See and record.
• (Show Honesty and Sincerity of purpose. Show concern)

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Feedback

• It helps those unsafe to be safe
• Recognize those are safe so that they will stay safe
• Treat people with dignity and respect
• Promote inter-personal relationship
• Promote learning
• Good communication – Polite language
• Demonstrate good feedback on good action or behavior
• Demonstrate feedback on wrong action

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How Does It Help?

• Feedback:-
• Percentage safe

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• Performance indicator
• Predictive tool

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Feedback

• Best scoring areas
• Most unsafe
• Produced weekly
• Use information in tool box talks

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Your Role

• Support the observers
• Encourage them to complete their observations daily
• Encourage them to report honestly
• Occasionally accompany an observer (once a week)
• Use the feedback

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Your Role

• Never use B-SAFE feedback as the reason for disciplinary action
• Never “persuade” an observer to “under-report”
• If you can see an area of behaviour that B-SAFE can help with - let us know
• Lead by example

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THANKS …

THINK SAFE. WORK SAFE. STAY SAFE.