Summary: A successful Behavior-Based Safety program must be tailored to the organization’s language, culture, structure, and regulatory environment without weakening its core elements. For safety leaders, tailoring BBS means adapting how observations, feedback, roles, and communications are delivered so employees see the program as relevant and credible. The result is stronger workforce buy-in, better OSHA […]
Why not use Certainty Software with IMCA guidance documents?
It’s great to see that the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has undertaken its ambitious project of reviewing every guidance document in its extensive library, ensuring all are fully up-to-date. Work on the project, which started in January 2016, will be completed in the first quarter of this year. The IMCA guidance documents provide an […]
Involving your employees…(but it’s better if we call them ‘people’!)
The fifth blog in our series on implementing a Behavioural Based Safety System discusses involving your people in a BBS Program… The good news is that it’s common sense and so obvious that a lot ofmanagers don’t bother to do it. But you should, because your people can make you look great or pretty dumb, […]
How the Behavioral Based Safety System is a Group Effort
Behavior based safety works best when employees are active participants, not passive listeners. To build a stronger program, leaders need to listen, communicate clearly, and involve employees in solving safety issues together. Summary: Behavior based safety only works when employees are involved, heard, and trusted. This post explains how better listening and clearer communication can […]
Certainty Software reduces ISM inspection and audit costs across a fleet
The costs and consequences of a major incident onboard a ship at sea are extremely high. Certainty Software is an ideal inspection management tool to reduce inspection and audit costs in the maritime sector. It helps manage the huge amount of management data across an entire fleet and multiple office sites instantly and online – […]
Asking for help isn’t easy… but it’s worth trying
In our blog on setting up a Behavioral Based Safety System, we suggested (in point 3) contacting others to try and learn from experience. Whenever I’ve done this I’ve initially found the other firms’ management to be stand-offish and apparently feeling at some sort of commercial ‘risk’ as a result of my approach. I found […]
A Pilot Intervention for your Behavioral Based Safety System
Summary: A Behavioral Based Safety System benefits from a pilot because teams can test observations, training, and reporting workflows before full rollout. Why Pilot Testing Your Behavioral Based Safety System Matters Piloting your Behavioral Based Safety System intervention before full-scale rollout is one of the most important steps you can take. Specifically, it protects your […]
There’s no safety without ‘leadership’.
Summary: There is no safety without 'leadership' because policies only work when leaders reinforce expectations, remove barriers, and model safe behavior daily. Safety leadership is the foundation of every effective workplace health and safety program. Without active, visible commitment from management, safety directors, and frontline leaders, even the best-designed safety systems remain aspirational. In fact, […]
Setting Realistic Safety Goals
Summary: Clear safety goals help organizations focus resources, measure progress, and improve accountability. This post compares vague and well-structured goals so teams can set targets that actually drive results. Safety goals should be specific, measurable, and tied to real business outcomes. This article shows how to write clearer goals, avoid vague targets, and track progress […]
How to Start a Simple Behavioral Based Safety System
A behavior based safety system does not need to be complicated to be effective. This guide outlines simple steps to set goals, run a pilot, involve employees, and build a practical program that can grow over time. Summary: This post explains how to start a behavior based safety system with simple, practical actions. It covers […]
