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Title: Reducing the Probability of Incidents Through Behavior-Based Safety -- An Anomaly or Not?

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/799910· OSTI ID:799910

Reducing the probability of incidents through Behavior-Based Safety-an anomaly or not? Can a Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) process reduce the probability of an employee sustaining a work-related injury or illness? This presentation describes the actions taken to implement a sustainable BBS process and evaluates its effectiveness. The BBS process at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used a pilot population of national laboratory employees to: Achieve employee and management support; Reduce the probability of employees' sustaining work-related injuries and illnesses; and Provide support for additional funding to expand within the laboratory.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
799910
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-8840; TRN: US0206477
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 23 Jul 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English