IMPROVING WORKPLACE SAFETY THROUGH BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY MODELS

ARTICLE INFO: Date of Submission: June 10, 2025, Revised: June 25, 2025, Accepted: July 02, 2025, https://doi.org/10.56815/ijmrr.v4.sp1.2025.100-110

Abstract

Over the years, many companies have dedicated significant time and resources to enhancing workplace safety. These efforts often focus on improving physical infrastructure, upgrading equipment, and implementing comprehensive safety management systems. A key aspect of these initiatives is the integration of routine safety audits conducted by line management, ensuring ongoing compliance and identifying potential risks. While these measures contribute to safer work environments, fostering a safety-first culture requires a balance between technical improvements and behavioural safety strategies. These efforts lead to a noticeable decline in accident rates. A persistent plateau of minor incidents often remains, defying conventional attempts to eliminate them. While these accidents are frequently blamed on carelessness or poor safety attitudes, they are more accurately rooted in deeply ingrained habits and behavioural patterns. Addressing these underlying behaviours through a human-cantered approach is essential for meaningful and lasting safety improvements. A substantial number of workplace accidents are initiated through unsafe acts and the unsafe conditions created by the employees in the work place. The employers need to be aware that further reducing accidents can only be achieved by identifying, examining and focusing upon such unsafe behaviour or the at-risk behaviour. Those are covered in this article paper.