The goal of behavioral-based safety, also called observational safety, is not to have one employee catch a fellow co-worker doing something wrong, but for peers to reinforce safe work practices and to look out for one another.
 
Donald J. Bock, principal of Seabright Safety Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in the laundry industry, explains that a behavioral-based safety program starts with an analysis of the safest way to do each task. 
 
To conduct that analysis, Bock recommends starting with a review of OSHA regulations, then putting together a cross-functional team of employees. “People ...