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

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Thank you to moderator. Introduce co-authors and their locations.

Over the past 9 years in our large, international company we have seen the implementation of over thirty BBS processes in both domestic and overseas locations.

Often BBS is considered a safety intervention. Little thought is given to how it can strengthen the IH program. This could be due to:

• the local IH staff not being involved in BBS

• “Tunnel vision” (“that’s a safety thing”)

• the IH staff not recognizing this opportunity to increase the IH program’s effectiveness

From our position as internal BBS consultants as well as IH professionals, we have:

• facilitated implementation of BBS processes (personally I’ve been involved in 6, 2 overseas)

• surveyed highly effective programs

• identified methods for utilizing BBS to enhance IH.

This forms the basis of what I’d like to share with you today.