We are happy to share a great achievement of the company Ahlstrom-Munksjö Italia: the Behavior-Based Safety process in their Italian production sites has obtained the BBS accreditation from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (CCBS). Their behavioral safety program has been awarded the Gold Behavioral Safety Accreditation.

This is the first international accreditation of a BBS process to be assigned in Italy!

Dr. Timothy Ludwig, head of CCBS accreditation, congratulated the company for “successfully meeting the stringent criteria of the Gold Level Accreditation”. Commissioners Alan Cheung and Sigurdur Sigurdsson noted that “all stakeholders in the company take an active role and are committed to the success. The process is continuously evaluated, with constant improvement efforts. Focus has turned from pure results driven safety management to behavior-based management, which is to be applauded”.

We would like to add also our congratulations to the company and to all its employees, who have started a process rigorously based on the principles of behavioral management, and have kept it alive from 2015 to today with perseverance!

WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE NEWSCAST TALKING ABOUT THE ACCREDITATION (in Italian)

 

The Accreditation of a BBS process

 

Among the services of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, it recognize companies who achieve world-class behavior-based safety through the BBS Accreditation

This seal tells the world that a workplace meets the high standards of the CCBS. It recognizes exemplary long-term performance in the application of behavioral principles to workplace safety and that your programs meet principles of a “real” Behavior-Based Safety process.

To be eligible for the BBS Accreditation, applicants must demonstrate:

• The company’s or site’s BBS program is a valid behavioral program (i.e., the program measures behavior change and solutions are based on principles of behavior);
• The BBS program is effective (e.g., produces increases in critical safety behaviors and decreases in incidence rates or other safety metrics that exceed company-wide and / or industry averages);
• That after implementation, the BBS program is sustained and safety performance improvements are maintained for a minimum of 3 continuous years.

 

The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies

 

The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (CCBS) is the non-profit international institute of Behavior Analysis, founded by Robert Epstein nel 1981, that harnesses the expertise of hundreds of behavioral scientists to solve problems in the home, school, community, and the workplace.

Mission of the institute is to advance the scientific study of behavior and its humane application to the solution of practical problems.

To achieve this mission,the Center has 3 main goals:

1. Create and deliver trustworthy information on high quality behavioral services and science around the world;
2. Improve the future of behavioral science by educating and developing the future behavioral scientists and practitioners;
3. Promote global collaboration among behavioral organizations.

The Center is founded on the voluntary efforts of its directors, trustees, and advisors (including AARBA President, Fabio Tosolin). These individuals represent the best experts in behavioral science and practice. They develop the highest quality video instruction and presentations, evaluate and accredit world-class programs of workplace safety and applied behavior analysis services, write books and articles, and produce video and audio broadcasts for the online distribution. They also link the public to resources from other organizations.