Abstract
Behavior Based Safety (BBS) is a collection of methods that all have the purpose of achieving safe work habits and reinforcing safe behaviors. It is known to be the most effective tool in occupational health and safety for changing behavior and reducing accident rates at work. Although proven in various studies amongst different work environments, e.g., medical surgery, mining, factories etc. its adaption in Germany is very poor. In fact, many employers seem to feel resentful against the concept of BBS and base their occupational health and safety program around instructions and control mechanisms for their workers. Reasons for this remain speculative: Is it because of the insurance policy in Germany that does not directly reward employers for sustaining a safe work environment? Or is it more cultural driven – especially regarding giving positive feedback for behaving safely as something excessive? The presentation will discuss possible reasons and takes a comparative approach regarding occupational health and safety in Germany and Japan.
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