A behavior based approach to improving safety in a manufacturing facility

Author

Laura G. Kreager, University of Memphis

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

13

Number

3

Page Numbers

pages 17-27

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2008

Abstract

Behavior-based safety has flourished in organizations committed to changing and improving their safety programs. Through the programs, organizations are focusing their attention on the individual behaviors of employees to decrease the number of accidents occurring within the organization; thus, improving the safety record. The current study analyzes the effect of a behaviorally based safety intervention, comprised of four components, on the number of accidents occurring at a local manufacturing facility over a time span of 18 months. Based on a timeseries analysis, using an ARIMA model, results indicated a statistically significantly reduction in the number of accidents by 75.6% (p < .05) after the implementation of the intervention.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

11 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 13 no. 3 2008

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Kreager, Laura G. (2008) "A behavior based approach to improving safety in a manufacturing facility," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 13: No. 3, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol13/iss3/3