Occupational safety remains a concern for virtually every organization. Recently, the attention has focused on that employees do (or fail to do) that may be a primary cause of an industrial accident and injury. This article outlines the authors' experiences with a behavioral approach to safety improvement. It provides a generic paradigm with caveats as well as documented evidence.
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