This session will outline the key characteristics necessary for a successful behavior-based safety (BBS) process and have some fun doing it. We will understand why BBS works by looking at its underlying psychological, cultural, and business principles. We’ll look at why we don’t “blame the worker” and how to change the environment through observation and feedback.
We’ll see how employees take ownership over their own safety through employee-based implementation teams and talk about a change to a Total Safety Culture. Finally, we’ll discuss how to maximize Actively Caring through communication skills, that maximize usefulness and acceptance of feedback, and through the use of data to reinforce the gift that employees give each other and your company through their participation.
Presenter
Tim Ludwig, Ph.D.
Tim Ludwig earned his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech researching the benefits of employee-driven behavior based safety programs under E. Scott Geller. He has continued this research for two decades integrating his empirical findings into his safety consulting. Before joining Safety Performance Solutions, Tim provided his expertise in TQM, strategic planning, and human resources development to numerous private and government organizations over the past 15 years. Clients include the US Navy-Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), US Department of Energy, US Department of the Interior, National Grocers of Canada, the Deaconess Hospital System, Boyles Furniture, and Alex Lee Inc. of North Carolina.
In addition to being a Senior Consultant with SPS, Dr. Ludwig is a full professor at Appalachian State University where he was named a University Deans’ Distinguished Graduate Faculty for his contributions to the nationally recognized Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Human Resources Management Masters program. Tim’s teaching has been recognized with the North Carolina University Board of Governors’ Excellence in Teaching award and he has been inducted into Appalachian State University’s Academy of Outstanding Teachers.
Dr. Ludwig is currently serving as the Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. He is the author of dozens of scholarly articles that empirically document the successes of methods to improve safety and quality in industry through behavior-based management. His book Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving reviews 10 years of behavior-based safety in the product delivery industry. His upcoming book, Best-in-Class Safety benchmarks how companies with the best safety records succeed.
Dr. Ludwig serves on the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies’ Behavioral Safety Accreditation Board that reviews best-in-industry safety practices and offers independent, objective feedback on safety programs. With Safety Performance Solutions, Tim has promoted safety programs at TRW Automotive, Eastman Chemicals, Domino’s Pizza, Carolina Medical Center, and Nucor Steel.