About BST

• Academic psychologists began research on behavioural techniques for accident prevention.
• Procter and Gamble used behavioural principles to manage safety corporation-wide.
• In 1979, Dr. Tom Krause, a psychologist, and Dr. John Hidley, a physician, founded BST® and pioneered the application of behavioural methods in industrial settings with emphasis on practical issues facing the managers charged with implementing this new approach. This integration resulted in the Behavioral Accident Prevention Process® technology, or BAPP® technology.

BST®'s Transition to Employee-Driven Safety
The mid-1980s saw a high rate of growth for BST® as the company was recognised as the leader in the field of behaviour-based safety. To this day BST® has sustained its position of leadership. The "secret" of this growth was a shift from management-driven safety to employee-driven systems for safe behaviour. In the mid-1980s while working with companies committed to TQM principles, BST® discovered how to use meaningful involvement to move ownership for safety throughout the organisation.

The response to this employee-driven process is impressive. For instance, the 2008 Annual BST® Users Conference drew over 2,600 participants - wage-roll personnel, supervisors, and managers. Since 1987, BST® has supported more than 2,300 implementations across many industries and in 60 countries worldwide. At over 90%, the success rate is unparalleled. On average, sites see a reduction of 25% in recordable injuries in the first year with continued reductions in subsequent years.

BST®'s Expansion Beyond Safety
In the 1990s, BST pioneered the application of this uniquely effective performance improvement technology to areas beyond safety. The approach has been applied to the areas of Quality and Customer Service with similar success to that seen in safety, as:

• targeted performance behaviours improve, and
• related elements of culture are strengthened

At the same time BST® developed a way to complement employee-driven behaviour-based performance improvement with methods to enhance manager and supervisor leadership qualities. Using BST® technologies to focus on key management practices, BST client companies have realised additional improvement opportunities.

BST® Today
BST®'s behaviour-based methods for performance improvement are at work world-wide. With a full-time staff of over 150 employees, offices in Europe and Asia, and associates in Australia, and South Africa, we are pleased to offer an unparalleled range of resources for behaviour-based performance improvement including consulting services, seminars, conferences, books, videos and software.

Behavioral Science Technology, Inc.®

Global Headquarters
417 Bryant Circle
Ojai, California 93023

Phone: +1 805 646 0166
Toll Free: +1 800 548 5781
Email: bstusc@bstsolutions.com
Web : www.bstsolutions.com