Behavioral Safety Training

Workplace safety is essential, and traditional safety training often focuses on identifying hazards and mitigating risks.

This comprehensive behavioral safety training course goes further, exploring the human factors that influence workplace behavior and empowering you to create a safety-oriented culture.

We will analyze how individual and group behaviors affect safety performance and equip you with strategies to promote safe work practices and reduce accidents.

Whether you’re a safety professional, supervisor, manager, or frontline worker, this course will empower you to advocate for a safer work environment.

Course Objectives:

• Gain a deep understanding of the core principles of behavioral safety and its role in preventing accidents.

• Explore how human factors, such as perception, decision-making, and situational awareness, impact safety behavior.

• Analyze the influence of organizational culture, leadership styles, and safety climate on workplace safety.

• Identify unsafe behaviors and understand their root causes.

• Master practical strategies for observing, recording, and providing feedback on safety behaviors.

• Develop effective communication skills to promote safe work practices and encourage positive safety attitudes.

• Explore positive reinforcement techniques to incentivize safe behavior and recognize safety achievements.

• Understand the role of continuous improvement in behavioral safety programs.

• Integrate behavioral safety principles into existing safety training and management systems.

Course Highlights:

Understanding Behavioral Safety:

• Demystify behavioral safety and its fundamental principles in workplace safety management.

• Examine the human factors model and how individual and group behavior influence safety outcomes.

• Analyze the relationship between safety culture, leadership, and employee behavior.

Observing and Analyzing Behavior:

• Learn how to conduct effective safety observations to identify unsafe behaviors and potential hazards.

• Develop skills for accurately recording and categorizing safety observations.

• Explore techniques for providing constructive feedback on observed behaviors, focusing on coaching and positive reinforcement.

Promoting Safe Work Practices:

• Master communication strategies to motivate employees to work safely and adopt safe practices.

• Explore positive reinforcement techniques, such as recognition programs, to incentivize safe behavior.

• Learn how to develop and implement effective interventions to address specific unsafe behaviors.

Building a Culture of Safety:

• Analyze the role of leadership in fostering a positive safety climate within the organization.

• Explore strategies to increase employee engagement and ownership of safety practices.

• Learn how to continuously improve behavioral safety programs through data analysis and feedback loops.

Integrating Behavioral Safety:

• Understand how to integrate behavioral safety principles into existing safety training programs and management systems.

• Explore effective methods for communicating and promoting behavioral safety initiatives throughout the organization.

• Develop strategies for measuring the success of behavioral safety programs and demonstrating their impact on safety performance.

Target Audience:

• Safety professionals responsible for developing and implementing safety programs.

• Supervisors, managers, and team leaders who play a crucial role in promoting safe work practices within their teams.

• Frontline workers who want to understand their role in creating a safe work environment.

• Anyone interested in learning about behavioral safety and its contribution to a positive safety culture.

Class Duration/Day: 1

Amount: Open

Course Venue: Open