Safety research over the last few decades has been consistent in showing that human error is the main contributing factor in most accidents in the workplace. Famous accidents like the Titanic and the Bhopal Gas Tragedy prove this when you review the investigation and the root cause. Knowing this, it would be a remiss of any company not to include a Behavior Based Safety program as part of their safety management program.

As every safety professional knows, the most important priority for any EHS program is to reduce workplace risk. However, one thing that seems to divide the safety community