A heartfelt thanks to all those who have contributed to the successful new edition of European Conference on BBS

On June 19-20, the 13th edition of European Conference on Behavior-Based Safety took place at the sumptuous Villa Foscarini Rossi in Stra (VE – Italy).

A crowded and enthusiastic room welcomed the speeches of international experts and the representatives of national and multinational companies called to testify to the impact that BBS has brought to their companies.

They shared their experiences about:

• techniques to involve people from different cultural backgrounds in safety;
• characteristics of an effective behavioral safety process;
• Behavioral Incident Analysis;
• management of safety behavior of contractors and people with solo-activities;
• leadership and skills development of supervisors;
• the latest developments in the management of safe driving behaviors.

A great thanks to:

• all participants who arrived in enthusiastic throngs;
• speakers and their companies, that have agreed to share their valuable experience for free;
• the chairmen and moderators, who have enriched the speeches with precise and targeted comments;
• the entities and associations that have contributed to the promotion of the event;
• the Sponsors (BASE, Behavioral Technologies e Polistudio) who have made possible the free access to the event.

On social web pages are available some pictures of the event.

See you all at the 2020 edition of the European Conference on Behavior-Based Safety and Performance Management!

The invited speakers of this edition

Leasha Barry, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA
University of West Florida

Dr. Leasha Barry is the founder and director of the Office of Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of West Florida.
The curriculum offered at the University of West Florida is one of the first in the world approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
She holds a PhD in Special Education, Disability, and At Risk populations from the University of California at Santa Barbara, as well as a MA in Educational Psychology.

Dr. Barry conducts research, teaches, and participates in service activities that combine her interest in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), special education, and early intensive behavior intervention. Diverse applications include behavioral interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder, developmental disabilities (including Autism), learning disabilities (such as ADHD), and other at-risk populations spanning areas of impact from neonatal intensive care to juvenile justice.

Leasha publishes in refereed publications, including Journal of Advanced Academics, Journal of Behavior Analysis of Offender and Victim – Treatment and Prevention, Journal of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Adolescence, and The Behavior Analyst Today.

Bob Cummins
Sodak Limited

Bob started his career in construction in 1989. He left ‘normal’ work in 2011 in pursuit of making a difference after discovering behavioural science during his senior leadership positions in project management, health and safety and engineering. Bob founded Sodak limited, a behavioural design agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sodak’s aim is to help people in business make safer, happier, less wasteful workplaces through behavioural design. He is the author of Behavioural Science for Business Health and Self and is an advisor to the Cambridge Center for Behavioural Studies in North America.

Sigurður Óli Sigurðsson, PhD
Icelandic Centre for Research

Dr. Sigurdur Oli Sigurdsson obtained his Ph.D. in behavior analysis in 2006 from Western Michigan University. He is currently the Manager of the Quality Board for Higher Education in Iceland. Dr. Sigurdsson is also an Associate Commissioner for the Behavior-Based Safety Accreditation Commission of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.

He has provided organizational consultation to hospitals, autism treatment centers, and various other businesses and industries. He has published research in the Journal of Safety Research, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Dr. Sigurdsson’s research interests are in the areas of safety-related decision-making and maintenance of behavioral safety processes.

The 13th European Conference on BBS is sponsored by

Network BASE® (Behavior Analysis for Safety Enhancement) is the network of consultants composed of qualified experts in BBS, present throughout the national and international territory. The capillarity on the territory, unique feature in the panorama of the BBS, ensures cost reduction, uniformity of approach and certainty of result. All BASE® professionals boast several successful implementations of the protocol, which they carry out using the exclusive materials and FT&A dataBASE® management software, guaranteeing the highest quality standards. 

Behavioral Technologies S.A. is a consulting company, based in Lugano, which boasts the application of Behavior Analysis principles in the context of corporate security. It focus on Behavior-Based Safety, Performance Management and innovative learning systems. 

Polistudio‘s activity is consultancy and training on work safety, environmental protection and company organization. The company was founded in 1996 by the will of the founding partners to create a structure capable of providing multiple solutions for risk prevention and environmental protection. The objective of complete customer satisfaction, supported by a strong sense of responsibility, allowed Polistudio to obtain the UNI EN ISO 9001 quality certification in 1997, the Vision 2000 in 2003 and the Corporate Social Responsibility certification SA8000 in 2008. These awards accompanied the transformation of Polistudio into engineering company and joint stock company.
The path of growth made in recent years has allowed Polistudio to develop its current vision: “We listen to and support the client in its evolution, offering its organization the most effective solutions in the areas of safety, environment and management systems“. 

The entities that have given their patronage

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