Question 1
Crew members should comply with the incident reporting requirements in place onboard their vessel.
- True.
- False.
Behaviour Based Safety
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Download PDFBehaviour Based Safety (BBS) is an approach that changes safety by observing and correcting what people actually do, rather than blaming them after an event. This guide covers the ABC model, the design team and the key ideas behind it.[1]
What BBS is for
The main goal of a behaviour-based safety approach is to ensure that unsafe behaviours are corrected, not punished. Feedback is given in a BBS programme specifically to encourage a change of behaviour.
The ABC model
The ABC model stands for Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequence: what triggers the behaviour, the behaviour itself, and what follows it. In the academic field of applied behavioural analysis, behaviour is understood as the result of a stimulus–response mechanism.
Designing a BBS programme
When implementing a BBS programme, the BBS design team should include both management and front-line employees.
Why behaviour matters
Incident reports overall show that as many as 80–90% of serious injuries and accidents have been attributed to human error. Research also suggests that the more experienced you are in doing your job, the more likely you are to be prone to accidents — routine and familiarity can breed complacency.
The Bradley DuPont Curve
The Bradley DuPont Curve is a graphical representation of how an organisation can transition from an unsafe to a safe organisation, moving through stages as safety becomes embedded in the culture.
Personal responsibility
A person with a strong sense of personal responsibility has strong communication skills, organisation, courage and persistence. Crew members should comply with the incident reporting requirements in place on board their vessel.
Key facts to remember
- Goal of BBS: correct unsafe behaviours, not punish; feedback encourages behaviour change.
- ABC = Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequence. Applied behavioural analysis: stimulus–response.
- BBS design team: both management and front-line employees.
- 80–90% of serious injuries attributed to human error.
- More experience is associated with greater accident-proneness (complacency).
- Bradley DuPont Curve: transition from an unsafe to a safe organisation.
- Personal responsibility = communication, organisation, courage, persistence. Comply with incident reporting.
Sources
- ISM Code (SOLAS Chapter IX) — safety management, human factors and incident reporting (the framework within which behaviour-based safety programmes operate).
Compiled from the sources above and cross-checked against the official documents. Published by the MaritimeTest editorial team.
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Question 2
When implementing a BBS program, which of the following people should be included in the BBS design team?- Both management and front-line employees.
- The board of the company.
- Front-line employees only.
- Only management.
Question 3
What does the ABC model stand for?- Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequence.
- Action, Behaviour, Consequence.
- Antecedent, Behaviour, Creativity.
Question 4
What is the main goal of a behaviour based safety approach?- The goal is to ensure that unsafe behaviours are corrected, not punished.
- The goal is to find culprits and learn from their mistakes.
- The goal is to punish unwanted behaviour.
Question 5
A person with a strong sense of personal responsibility should have which of the following qualities?- Strong communication skills.
- Organisation.
- Courage.
- Persistence.
- Persuasion skills.
- Level of attractiveness.
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