Lean Behavior-Based SafetySM
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 Philosophy 

Lean BBS was founded on the business philosophy of achieving maximum results with minimal expenditure of resources. Borrowing proven techniques from Lean Manufacturing™, Six Sigma™, and experiences from hundreds of successful BBS implementations, Lean BBS has proven to be an efficient approach to an effective process.

Below is a comparison chart that details the differences between Lean BBS, Traditional BBS and the Packaged Safety processes.
Element Traditional BBS Packaged Programs Lean BBS
 
Checklist • Custom developed by employee team • Not customized - Generic checklist based on industry averages • Customized for each site
Data Handling (Software) • Two companies offer database software, others have spreadsheets or manual systems • Some basic data handling systems
• Some do not gather data
 • Sophisticated software
• Data handling services available
Problem Solving • By employee team • Not always done • Targeted by most appropriate group within the organization
Reinforcement • Peer observations • Not consistently given • Entire organization involved through various methods
Leadership • Trained employee teams
• Site managers and supervisors often omitted
 • Often lacking at the site level
• Sometimes by safety professionals
 • Trained site facilitator reinforced by site managers and supervisors
Union Resistance • Strong, many unions opposed to perceived transfer of responsibility for safety and peer observations • Usually minimal to these products • Reasons for union resistance removed
Disruption to Normal Operations Initial training (work-hrs) 480 - 652
Process maintenance (hrs/mo) 46 - 120
Workers taken off the job 6 - 16
120 - 180
20 - 104
6 - 12
 82 - 94
24 - 64
2 - 6
Cost per site High
 Moderate Moderate
Results • 90% have statistically significant reductions in accidents
• Reductions range from 15-75%
 • No published results other than a few case studies for individual locations • 100% have had statistically significant reductions in accidents
• Reductions range from 39-89%
Benefits • Significant accident reductions but at high direct and indirect costs
• Better personal responsibility and participation in safety
 • Moderate to no accident reductions
• Cost savings over BBS
• Fewer internal resources required
 • Superior results to BBS
• More efficient use of site resources
• Less disruption to normal operations

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