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    A well-planned behavior-based safety (BBS) program can provide several benefits, including lower accident rates, improved safe behaviors, reduced costs, and increased reporting. However, implementation challenges can arise if shortcuts are taken or an inexperienced consulting company provides ineffective advice. While initial costs may range from $12,000 to over $250,000 depending on organization size, many see returns within 12 months. Case studies found average breakeven points of 27 months with average 5-year savings of $1.54 million for companies with around 460 employees. The ROI formula can be used to calculate the financial benefits of a BBS program.

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    A well-planned behavior-based safety (BBS) program can provide several benefits, including lower accident rates, improved safe behaviors, reduced costs, and increased reporting. However, implementation challenges can arise if shortcuts are taken or an inexperienced consulting company provides ineffective advice. While initial costs may range from $12,000 to over $250,000 depending on organization size, many see returns within 12 months. Case studies found average breakeven points of 27 months with average 5-year savings of $1.54 million for companies with around 460 employees. The ROI formula can be used to calculate the financial benefits of a BBS program.

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    A well-planned behavior-based safety (BBS) program can provide several benefits, including lower accident rates, improved safe behaviors, reduced costs, and increased reporting. However, implementation challenges can arise if shortcuts are taken or an inexperienced consulting company provides ineffective advice. While initial costs may range from $12,000 to over $250,000 depending on organization size, many see returns within 12 months. Case studies found average breakeven points of 27 months with average 5-year savings of $1.54 million for companies with around 460 employees. The ROI formula can be used to calculate the financial benefits of a BBS program.

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    Behavior-Based Safety

    (BBS)
    What is the importance of a well-planned BBS program?

    Lower number of accidents/ incidents, near-misses, and property damage


    Improved levels of safe behaviors
    Reduced accident costs
    Better maintenance of workspace resources
    Ability to determine causes of illnesses/injuries
    Enhancement of traditional safety systems
    Overall acceptance of the system by employees
    Increased reporting of defects, near misses, accidents, etc.
    People are more likely to report accidents and near-misses as they learn to trust the
    system. But, if a company adopts or runs a blame the victim type of culture, accidents are
    unlikely to be reported as they have negative connotations for those who do report them.

    Approximately 80% to 95% of all accidents are triggered by unsafe behaviors in the workplace
    Problems with the implementation of a BBS program:

    Difficulties mainly arise from attempts in short-cutting the process, due to:
    Perceived time pressures
    Attempts to minimize the number of resources needed
    Or, from ineffective advice received from an inexperienced BBS consulting company

    If the introduction of a BBS program is not done right the first time, it leaves employees
    unconvinced that this type of system could work in the future
    What is the Return on Investment for BBS?
    Most importantly, behavior-based safety saves:
    Time
    Money
    Energy
    Improvement of morale among employees, and between employees and managers

    Costs of accidents/ incidents are both direct and indirect:


    Direct Costs = investigation, production downtime, medical expenses, damage to
    equipment or product, repairs, legal costs, fines, etc.
    Indirect Costs = employer/ public liability, business interruption, training replacements, loss
    of goodwill/ employee morale, negative public image
    How much does BBS typically cost? What is the payback?
    The cost ultimately depends on the size and complexity of the organization.
    An implementation process at a single location with 250 employees will typically average
    from $40,000 to $60,000.
    Generally, implementation costs could range anywhere from $12,000 for small sites, and up
    to over $250,000 for very large organizations.

    Many organizations see a return on their investment in as little as 12 months.


    (Thomas Krause, Co-founder/CEO of Behavioral Science Technology)

    Case Study: Krause analyzed a conglomerate of 50 different companies:


    Average Employee Population 460 employees
    Average Breakeven Point 27 months
    Using $567 direct costs per injury and an indirect multiplier of five, the average net
    cumulative savings in the first 5 years was $1.54 million.
    Formula to calculate Return on Investment:

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