Creating a robust safety culture in the workplace is an ongoing journey, requiring more than just written policies and training sessions. It fosters an environment where every level, from senior management to frontline workers, embraces safety. Behavior-based safety (BBS) is central to this effort, recognizing that human behavior drives safety improvements. As Dr. Robert Cialdini’s […]

EQ and Safety at Work: Understanding Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EQ) has become increasingly recognized as a crucial factor in enhancing workplace safety and health. Dr. Scott Geller, a behavioral psychologist, highlights that EQ might be the most vital psychological capability for promoting occupational safety. EQ allows individuals to delay immediate gratification in favor of […]

Fostering Female Empowerment in the Health and Safety Sector

Worker accommodation standards in Qatar have been a considerable area of improvement over the last few years with much of this due to the high standards set as a result of the Worker Welfare Programs accelerated in view of the recent Football World Cup held within the country in November and December 2022.

The problem with lagging HSE indicators Traditionally, occupational health and safety has been at least partially reactive. It has relied on lagging indicators – data collected after the event. The number of accidents and incidents that happened, rather than the number that were avoided. Companies provide PPE, machinery guards, lifting equipment, drinking water, rest stations […]

Behavioral-based safety aims to operate inside the worker by reaching the levers that determine how each of us acts.

It does so by taking into consideration that various aspects that can impact health and safety within a business such as culture, overall knowledge, status of operations and general leadership styles influencing the decision-making processes within a business.

This article looks at the various ways behavioral based safety (BBS) programs can enhance and support current safety systems within a business.

Many articles have been written regarding safety leadership and the importance of management participation in health and safety initiative at work. It had always been a strong area of interest to me and I would generally spend quite a lot of time reviewing much of these publications in an attempt to come up with the […]