You will prepare and submit a term paper on Models of People Behaving Unsafely at Work. Your paper should be a minimum of 2000 words in length.

You will prepare and submit a term paper on Models of People Behaving Unsafely at Work. Your paper should be a minimum of 2000 words in length. &nbsp.“OSHA defines an accident as an unplanned event that interrupts the completion of an activity, and that may (or may not) include injury or property damage.” (Whyte, 2010). A large number of accidents have occurred in the past because of the personal carelessness of the workers who tend to take risks and in an attempt to prove their abilities, end up being caught in accidents. Besides, several other reasons for workers indulging in the unsafe style of work can be mentioned. One reason why workers adopt an unsafe approach toward doing site work is their attempt to achieve more in less time in order to impress their managers or prove their efficiency through increased output. After careful analysis of the past accidents made the managers realize that a lot of accidents occurred because of workers’ own unsafe attitude toward doing site work. Hence, the need for techniques that would improve workers’ behavior was felt. This is where the concept of behavior based safety surfaced. Behavior based safety is a means of ensuring site safety by making the workers realize their own mistakes. When managers intend to employ behavior based safety in their system, they appoint a person who would observe the workers working on the site. The observer does not spy on the workers and instead, observes the workers openly. The workers watched closely to judge where they go unsafe in their work. The observer, after carefully observing them, discusses the unsafely done portions of work with the workers. Behavior based safety checking is different from the traditional style of checking in that the workers are not penalized for their actions. Instead, the reasons for their unsafe attitude are analyzed and they are suggested on how to improve their style of work so&nbsp.that they would be at lesser risk. The workers are convinced in a manner that they do not find it offensive, and acknowledge the managers’ approach as a positive step toward ensuring site safety.&nbsp.