Behavior-Based Safety Overview
Learning objectives
- Define behavior-based safety and its key terms
- Describe why a behavior-based safety program matters to both employees and companies
- Identify methods and tools used to eliminate hazards and prevent injuries on the job
- Identify the steps involved in a behavior-based safety program
Course overview
Accidents and injuries have both a human and a business cost, so it is advantageous for employees to practice safe behaviors and mitigate unsafe behaviors in the workplace. This lesson introduces behavior-based safety concepts to employees and creates awareness around what influences employees to change unsafe behaviors before an accident or injury happens.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 7 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English , Spanish
Course Outline
- Behavior-Based Safety Overview
Regulations
- American National Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (ANSI) Z10-2012
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section 5(a)(1), General Duty Clause