Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) Programme
Peer led observation and feedback that drives safe behaviour at scale
Behaviour Based Safety
(BBS) Programme
Most workplace injuries involve an at risk behaviour somewhere in the sequence, yet behaviour is the hardest layer to engineer because it is shaped by the conditions and consequences around it rather than by instruction alone. Behaviour based safety addresses that layer directly, because your front line workers observe, coach and reinforce one another, which makes the at risk act visible and self correcting before it ever meets a hazard. Built on the antecedent, behaviour and consequence model and on peer led observation through DuPont STOP, the BST model and Geller's principles, a sound programme converts thousands of observations into leading indicator data on where and why people are exposed. Its success depends entirely on a no blame design, because the moment observation feels like surveillance or discipline, reporting dies and the data corrupts. Our team builds the programme to shift ownership from compliance to genuine peer accountability, anchored in the human factors evidence of HSG 48 and integrated into your wider occupational health and safety management system rather than run as a poster campaign.
Our implementation model
A practical, phased delivery approach that runs from gap assessment through operational embedding and is built around your regulatory context.
Define BBS programme scope per HSE HSG 48 / OSHA VPP / DuPont STOP framework, conduct safety culture maturity assessment (Hudson 5 level Pathological → Reactive → Calculative → Proactive → Generative).
Identify critical at risk behaviours from incident / near miss data, observation data, and operator engagement workshops, build critical behaviour inventory (typically 15 to 30 behaviours per work area), align with task hazard analysis.
Design observation card with critical behaviours, safe / at risk options, and coaching prompt, train observers (peer + supervisor) on observation technique, positive reinforcement, non judgmental coaching, focus on system not blame.
Implement observation database (Predictive Solutions, Intelex, custom) with monthly Pareto analysis of at risk behaviour drivers, identify system level corrective actions (equipment, training, procedure, supervision), align with MOC.
Engage leadership in observation programme, monthly leadership rounds with operator engagement, feedback to operators within 24 hours of observation, monthly programme reporting, align with corporate HSE governance.
Establish cultural KPIs, observation rate (per employee per month), positive to corrective ratio, top behaviour trends, near miss reporting rate, benchmark against industry peers, align with CCPS RBPS Process Safety Culture element.
Behaviour Based Safety in full scope
Value of Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) Programme
- We reduce the at risk behaviours linked to incidents
- We strengthen peer to peer safety conversations
- We embed safety ownership at the front line
- We identify systemic exposure trends from the observation data
- You support the ISO 45001 worker participation requirement
- You document safety culture maturity for your auditors
- You align with regulator expectations on safety leadership
- You hold evidence of leading indicator monitoring
- We build front line safety leadership capability
- We improve engagement between your workers and supervisors
- We identify procedural and design gaps from the observation data
- We strengthen the safety integration of your contractors
- We curb your injury and lost time incident cost
- You lower your insurance premiums as the trend improves
- You improve morale and reduce turnover
- You support continuous improvement of your safety capital
Codes & standards we work to
Triggers that signal the need
Where Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) Programme applies
Process chemical plants, specialty chemical sites, and industrial parks requiring EHS management systems.
Upstream, midstream, and downstream facilities with complex EHS and regulatory requirements.
cGMP regulated facilities requiring integrated EHS, occupational hygiene, and sustainability programmes.
Extractive industry operations with dust, noise, chemical, and environmental compliance obligations.
Power plants, renewable energy facilities, and utilities with environmental permit obligations.
Manufacturing sites requiring chemical safety, waste compliance, and ESG reporting programmes.
Tangible deliverables
- A programme design document
- A critical behaviour inventory
- An observer training curriculum
- An observation card and data system
- A dashboard and reporting framework
- A coaching and recognition playbook
Ready to start your project?
Speak with our team to scope an engagement tailored to your facility, regulatory context, and lifecycle stage.