@article{ref1,
title="Long-term evaluation of a behavior-based method for improving safety performance: a meta-analysis of 73 interrupted time-series replications",
journal="Safety science",
year="1999",
author="Krause, T. R. and Seymour, KJ and Sloat, KCM",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="1-18",
abstract="Research and applications of behavioral principles have established behavior-based safety initiatives as potentially effective solutions to certain occupational health and safety challenges. The present study adds to the existing literature a longitudinal evaluation of an employee-driven behavior-based accident prevention initiative implemented in industrial settings. Up to 5 years of injury data from 73 companies, drawn from a target population of 229 companies who implemented behavior-based safety, were examined. Comparisons of pre- to post-initiative incident levels across groups revealed a significant decrease in incidents following the behavior-based safety implementation. Effect sizes were estimated from the average percentage reduction from baseline. The average reduction from baseline amounted to 26% in the first year increasing to 69% by the fifth. These findings are critically examined in terms of both internal and external validity. Future research will focus on differential effects of specific elements of the behavior-based safety initiative described herein.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}