Environmental Engineering Reference
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collecting. the. information. in. a. readily. available. format. for. providing. immediate.
feedback.. Observations. are. structured. to. have. a. minimal. impact. on. the. workload.
and.the.data.is.shared.with.the.entire.workforce.
For. such. an. approach. to. be. successful,. it. requires. a. good. organizational. safety.
culture.and.people.participation.and.involvement..Because.the.real-time.safety.analy-
sis. is. an. integral. part. of. BBS,. using. operational. personnel. involvement. to. identify.
hazards.and.risks.is.key.to.effective.behavior-based.safety;.a.behavior-based.process.
allows.an.organization.or.company.to.create.and.maintain.a.positive.safety.culture.
that.continually.reinforces.safe.behaviors.over.unsafe.behaviors.and.ultimately.results.
in.a.reduction.of.risk.
The.organization's.or.company's.purpose.must.be.to.continuously.improve,.with.
the.ultimate.goal.being.a.workplace.that.is.free.of.injuries.and.illnesses;.while.atti-
tudes. are. not. addressed. directly,. it. is. the. deep-seated. intention. over. time. to. have.
employees.accept.safety.as.a.value.
FActors AFFectIng motIvAtIon
Peer.pressure.is.a.very.powerful.motivator.and.can.be.either.rewarding.or.punishing..
Peer.groups.who.are.doing.just.enough.to.get.by.tend.to.draw.or.attract.lesser-motivated.
individuals..The.lesser-motivated.individuals.tend.to.identify.with.the.peer.group.and.
are. governed. more. by. them. than. are. the. highly. motivated. individuals.. Normally,.
highly.motivated.individuals.do.not.succumb.as.easily.to.peer.pressure.
Social.and.family.pressures.have.a.role.in.motivating.individuals,.but.most.people.
sense.that.peer.groups.are.the.prime.motivators.in.the.workplace..Thus,.to.motivate.
an. individual. who. is. under. the. inluence. of. peers,. one. must. spend. time. trying. to.
change.the.peer.group.behavior..This.is.the.only.way.to.achieve.the.motivation.of.an.
individual.within.that.group.
Although.motivating.workers.is.not.a.straightforward.task,.one.inding.over.the.
years.is.that.supervisors.must.be.willing.to.listen.to.people.and.accept.and.imple-
ment. their. ideas.. This. is. often. one. of. the. highest-powered. motivators.. When. you.
are.willing.to.do.this,.the.workers'.jobs.become.more.interesting.and.challenging.to.
them,.and.they.are.more.inclined.to.perform.in.a.positive.manner.
When.delegating.responsibility,.it.is.important.to.remember.that.once.individuals.
know.what.their.responsibility.is,.let.them.alone.to.complete.the.task..Because.they.
have.played.such.an.important.part.in.the.decision.making,.their.best.motivator.will.
be.the.desire.to.see.the.end.product.
Do.not.arbitrarily.assign.people.to.a.task;.rather,.ask.them,.if.possible,.what.they.
want.to.do.and.what.they.think.they.can.accomplish..It.is.well.founded.that.there.is.
more.than.one.way.to.accomplish.most.jobs..When.working.on.an.assignment,.work-
ers.should.feel.that.they.can.take.a.chance.on.doing.their.job.a.different.way,.a.way.
that.they.feel.will.be.more.effective,.as.long.as.it.does.not.endanger.anyone's.safety.
It.is.more.important.that.the.person.who.will.be.doing.the.task.feels.that.he.or.she.has.
had.an.important.part.in.making.the.decisions.concerning.that.task..Many.times.it.has.
been.found.that.suggestions.given.by.others.are.just.as.viable,.if.not.more.so,.than.those.
given.by.an.owner.or.supervisor..At.times.there.may.be.mistakes.made..Nevertheless,.
