Behavior-Based Safety (B-BS)

The European Official B-BS Site
edited by AARBA - Italian ABA Chapter

Links

Here you find some links to several institution that contributed to develop B-BS Protocol in Italy and Europe

People and organization we want to thank

  • Cambridge Centre for Behavioral Studies (CCBS - Massachusetts)
    The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies is a nonprofit organization that promotes practical, evidence-based applications of behavioral science in the home, school, and the workplace. Our primary goal is to create and deliver trustworthy information on high quality behavioral services and science around the world. Emeritus president Dwight Harshbarger helped AARBA to spread the B-BS protocol through his participation at three first editions of European B-BS Congress

  • Behavioral Safety Now Conference
    The BSNC is the first and most important event about BBS. Its aim is to promote the understanding and application of Behavioral Safety. Since 1996, Behavioral Safety Now has provided a forum for discussing issues in behavior-based safety (BBS) relevant to the diverse stakeholders involved in behavioral safety. It's a meeting where BBS experts can illustrate and extend 'best practices' in behavioral safety, where vendors and consultants can promote BBS products and services, where practitioners can share success stories and questions, and where novices can learn the fundamentals of the behavioral approach to safety

  • WMU - Western Michigan University
    WMU is one the most important university in the world for Behavior Analysis, especially for Organizational Behavior Management. Students may get degrees and master degrees in Behavior Analysis and then a Philosophy Doctorate (PhD) on OBM/BBS with a duration of 3-4 years.

  • ABA International- Association for Behavior Analysis International
    ABA is the World Scientific Association for Behavior Analysts. National Chapters refer to ABA International. AARBA is Italian ABA Chapter.

  • Confindustria
    Founded in 1910, Confindustria is the main organization representing Italian manufacturing and services companies. One of its most important regional chapter - Confindustria Bergamo -organized in 2007 the first B-BS Post Graduated Course in Italy and collaborated to organize the first edition of B-BS European Congress. Today Confindustria Bergamo is realizing an experimentation of B-BS protocol in hospitals and chemical industries within a project of Lombardy Region.

  • ISPESL
    ISPESL is a technical-scientific body in the National Health Service and reports to the Ministry of Health as regards all aspects of occupational safety, health and prevention. ISPESL signed an agreement with AARBA to spread B-BS in Italy and generally Behavioral Safety in all workplaces. Further AARBA and ISPESL are engaged in experimentation and in defining guidelines for training and consultancy on B-BS.