BehaviourBasedSafetyABestPracticesGuidelineVersion1.0|November2008NOTICETOREADERWhenitwasfirstissued/re-issued,thisbestpracticeguidelineembodiedtheconsensusbestthinkinginourindustry.Manyoftheprinciples,procedures,checklists,etc.arestillrelevantandcanbeadaptedforcurrentuse.However,usersarecautionedthatthisbestpracticehasnotbeenupdated,soacriticalassessmentshouldbemadewhenadapting–inparticular,forsectionsthatreferencestandards,regulationsorlegislation.ThisBestPracticeguideline("guideline")wasdevelopedthroughaconsensusprocessapprovedbyCOAA.Thisprocessbringstogethervolunteersrepresentingvariedviewpointsandintereststoachieveareasonableconsensusonagenericguidelineforindustryuse.Thecontentofthisguidelinedoesnotrepresenttheviewsofanyparticularcommitteemember.ThisdocumentisageneralguidelineandCOAAstronglyrecommendslegalandotherprofessionaladvicebeingobtainedtocomplementandclarifyspecificadoptingofthisguideline.Thisguidelineisalsosubjecttoperiodicreviewandreadersshouldensuretheyarereferencingthemostcurrentversionofthisguideline.SuggestionsforimprovingthisguidelinearewelcomeandcanbesubmitteddirectlytoCOAA.Thisguidelineisprovidedwithoutanyrepresentations,warranties,orconditionsofanykind,expressorimplied,including,withoutlimitation,impliedwarrantiesorconditionsconcerningthisdocument'sfitnessforaparticularpurposeoruse.Inpublishingthisdocument,COAAandthecommitteemembersdonotacceptresponsibilityarisinginanywayfromanyandalluseoforrelianceontheinformationcontainedinthisdocument.Theinformationinthisguidelineisdirectedtothosewhohavetheappropriatedegreeofexperiencetouseandapplyitscontent.COAAandthecommitteemembersarenotrenderingprofessionalorotherservicesfororonbehalfofanypersonorentity,norundertakingtoperformanydutyowedbyanypersonorentitytoanotherpersonorentity.Copyright©2008ConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlbertaTheinformationinthispublicationmaybereproduced,inpartorinwholeandbyanymeans,withoutchargeorfurtherpermissionfromtheConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlberta,providedthatduediligenceisexercisedinensuringtheaccuracyoftheinformationreproduced;thattheConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlbertaisidentifiedasthesource;andthatthereproductionisnotrepresentedasanofficialversionoftheinformation,norashavingbeenmadeinaffiliationwith,orendorsedbytheConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlberta.ConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlberta#800,10123–99StreetEdmonton,AlbertaCanadaT5J3H1T:780420-1145E:admin@coaa.ab.cawww.coaa.ab.caINTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................3SECTION1-WHATISABEHAVIOURBASEDSAFETYPROCESS?.....................................................................4SECTION2-WHYUSEBEHAVIOURBASEDSAFETY(BBS)?................................................................................5SECTION3–BBSPROCESSMAP...............................................................................................................................................................8SECTION4-BEHAVIOURBASEDSAFETYPROCESSGUIDANCE.........................................................................9SECTION5-BEHAVIOURBASEDSAFETYIMPLEMENTATIONPROCESSMAP............................................16SECTION6-BEHAVIOURBASEDSAFETYIMPLEMENTATIONGUIDANCE...............................................