Stevie I will start the ball rolling by saying I think the principles of BBS are the same regardless of the industry. I have worked in rail, construction, nuclear and currently working in utilities, the same issues arise. Back to the specific question, in my experience the main barriers in construction are a) Client b) senior management c) middle and junior managers d) supervisors e) operatives. Put that in your presentation and people will definitely take notice. Ray

Steve You've chosen an excellent topic on which to do a presentation, because you can illustrate well without much difficulty. The main secret to a good presentation has been taught through Toastmasters Clubs for over half a century: concentrate on needs and interests of your listeners five times as much as on the details of your knowledge. The major single fault with most presentations is far, far too many words; all research about perception, attention and memory in relation to presentations indicates how images are far more effective as means of communication to a group in person. If you need guidance on designing a good presentation, you can't beat 'Zen Presentations' by Garr Reynolds, available at www.amazon.co.uk. The major single fault with most articles, books and presentations about behavioural safety is the failure of the author to present even 1% of available research about effective leadership behaviour. The exceptions are Tom Krause and E Scott Geller who report on the five major personality traits of effective BBS leaders; Dom Cooper who explains the application of self-efficacy to BBS; and Tim Marsh who has written about 'affective safety management'.

Steve In 2008 the HSE published a Research Report 'Behavioural change and worker engagement practices within the consuction sector'. It gives very detailed case studies of what several construction companies did to introduce behaviour based programmes; difficulties/successes etc. Detailed report but worth sticking with. www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr660.pdf The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) had a group looking at this specific issue for some time. Might be worth getting in touch with Phillip White at the HSE to get some contacts to speak to. I think he is at the HSE Rose Court address. Cheers. Nigel

Hi Steve I recently came across this site - http://cics.info-exchange.com Essentially its a culture survey tool but specifically for the construction industry - have a look... and its pretty cheap considering PM if you need more info

Hi Steve I hope you're getting on OK with developing this presentation. If you still need some inspiration I know Laing O Rourke have done some fantastic work in this area with great results - so if you were looking for tangible info on "the impact of behavioural safety in the construction industry" it might be an area worth pursuing. Send me a direct message if you're interested and I'll send some contact details for the people who might be able to help. Good luck. Richard