Review Article
Behavioral Based Observation Results of Employees in the Industries in the eBA
Document Management System, Definition of Risk Index with Zero Accident Target
and Assessment within OHS Leadership Practices
2023
2
2
71-82
31.08.2023
2822-4566
Göknur CANLI
Yildiz TORE GUNAY
Site-based observation results in the paper industry were investigated in order to ensure that the workers in
industries can observe Behavior Based Safety Observations (BBSOs) and understand the culture of
occupational safety. Observations include both routine and non-routine activities. Within the scope of the
this study, the observation forms prepared as a result of the interviews with the senior management of the
company and the employees were filled and then employee BBSOs assessments were made. Then, the
results of these evaluations were processed on the eBA Document, Record and Workflow Management
System, where the entries of risky findings and safe findings, how many observation forms the employees
gave, and the explanations of which departments they belonged to and the statistics of the data obtained
were kept. The data entered into the eBA Document, Record and Workflow Management System was
proactively and quickly ended with the intervention of unsafe behaviors with the approval of the senior
management. Action plans for behavior change within the scope of Occupational Safety Leadership
Practices (OSLPs) were created and monitored in the facility by comparing Accident Frequency Rate (AFR)
and % Risk Ratio (RR). In line with these objectives, eBA responsibilities and competencies were
determined, eBA behavior committee and Reporting System were established and a Safety Program that
Integrated Behavior-Based Safety (IBBS) and Traditional Safety (TS) methods were described. In 2015,
when TS methods were predominant and Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) observations were first
implemented, AFR and % RR were found 2,15 and 6.0, respectively, while TS methods and BBSOs were
more actively used together with eBA Document, Record and Workflow Management System in 2016 AFR
0, % RR 0,20 have fallen.
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