Talk:Behavior-based safety

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[edit] Observerations

I deleted this: "The two works cited in the Criticism section do not give back up for their opinions. They merely make statement and show no proof. The assessments were made on a “common sense” or “beliefs” level not a scientific level. Coincidently, BBS programs that are set up on “common sense” or “beliefs” instead of scientific observations are not successful."

Which may be true, but does not belong in the main article, but rather here - in talk. --Michaelrayw2 (talk) 20:20, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Criticisms

I have deleted this because, as noted above, it does not have any citations. Please feel free to undelete it when the citations are produced. Thanks! --Michaelrayw2 (talk) 20:22, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

"In the 1990s, unions typically were not accepting of the BBS concept. It was viewed in some areas as shifting all of the responsibilities for safety from engineering and management to the workers and their behaviors, “blaming the victim”. It was feared that workers would be blamed for accidents that were caused by poor design, faulty equipment, or other environmental issues. It was feared that the process of workers watching works and interacting about safety issues would turn worker against worker and create hostile work environments, a "big brother" type of situation. In a facility where there is no management support, this could be true."