Pii: S0925-7535(99)00007-7
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Research and applications of behavioral principles have established behavior-based safety initiatives as potentially eective 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 preto post-initiative incident levels across groups revealed a signi®cant decrease in incidents following the behavior-based safety implementation. Eect sizes were estimated from the average percentage reduction from baseline. The average reduction from baseline amounted to 26% in the ®rst year increasing to 69% by the ®fth. These ®ndings are critically examined in terms of both internal and external validity. Future research will focus on dierential eects of speci®c elements of the behavior-based safety initiative described herein. # 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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