The COAA Safety Committee recognizes that behaviours are a key component of the safety
equation and that Behaviour Based Safety programs have been shown to increase
awareness of safety expectations, to contribute towards continuous improvement in safety
performance and to lead to achieving the desired safety goals and targets.
The Mandate for the Behaviour Based Safety Best Practice Committee was as follows:
Under the direction of the COAA, collaboratively develop a Best Practice that provides
Guidance to those organizations seeking out a path to implementing a Behaviour Based
Safety Program.
The committee's focus was to develop a framework, implementation guide, tools and
references associated with the Behaviour Based Safety concept.