Behavior-Based Safety, based on the work of B.F. Skinner, includes identifying critical behaviors, observing actual behaviors and providing feedback that lead to changed and improve behavior. The Values-Based Safety Process: Improving Your Safety Culture with a Behavioral Approach, Second Edition provides a concise and practical guide for implementing a behavior-based safety system within any organization. Includes two new chapters on hot topics...
I have worked in this field for several years and observed Fortune 500 companies in every phase of implementing behavior-based safety into their organizations. I have witnessed first hand all of the major consulting companies installing BBS initiatives using the books of other authors in this field. I can unequivocally recommend Dr. McSween's book as the most successful and practical. Above all, Dr. McSween has used his...
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I reviewed this book along with four others by other BBS consultant authors and I find this to be the best. Terry McSween has written a very usable book complete with forms, checklists. and essential elements necessary for doing your own process, if you are intending to anyway. I also found the section on safety incentives to be very helpful and neccessary. One is likely to do a poor BBS implementation unless they address...
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Dr. Terry McSween has produced a concise and practical guide for implementing a behavior-based safety system within any organization. This book was the best book on behavioral safety that I have ever read. This book is easy to read and to understand, and most of all, easy to set into action in the work environment.
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This is undoubtedly one of the best books in the area of behavioral safety. Dr. McSween provides a thorough guideline that safety professionals can use to implement a sound system for behavior change in their organizations. The reader is introduced to the basic concepts of behavior analysis, the proven techniques of applied behavior analysis, and relevant research in the area of behavioral safety. This ensures that the...
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The book is a very good guideline on the steps of a implementing a behavioral safety process. The process is flexible and is well presented. The case histories are good, especially those dealing with unusual applications, such as industrial hygiene. The theory of how the process works is only lightly touched, and the use of positive reinforcement is missing. Overall, an excellent study for the implementation aspects...
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