Expectra OBM™: Organisational Behaviour Modification — a safety approach aligned to global standards

Organisational Behaviour Modification (OBM) is one of the most powerful tools used worldwide to change behaviour at the individual, group or organisational level, and to align safety standards with international best practice.

The predominant source of industrial accidents worldwide is human behaviour: it is likely that between 80 and 90 per cent of accidents causing death or injury in most industries are caused by human error. These can take many forms — from non-compliance with safety rules and high levels of risk-taking to negligence — factors that endanger personnel every day.

The Expectra OBM™ process has been researched, customised and validated for application in high-risk mining environments worldwide, with remarkable results. It is based on the principle that sustainable safety requires a deeper commitment from leadership to safety objectives, integrating five elements:

1. Organisational Culture
2. Organisational Leadership
3. Integrated Risk
4. Behaviour
5. Organisational Communication

OBM involves continuous, integrated action for improved safety, reflecting the organic unity between leadership, risk, communication and culture that every organisation requires to secure a resilient state. Basic to it all is Competency — knowledge, skills, exposure and attitude — which is where a learning culture begins.

The process encourages leaders to invest in safety as one of the normal enablers of business performance improvement, on a continuous (24/7) basis: through systematic assessment of the organisation’s maturity level, better risk management, more effective techniques for observing, reporting and recognising positive safety behaviours, and organisational learning with effective closure of findings.

Expectra OBM™ has a comprehensive toolset for diagnosis, organisational improvement and embedding new behaviours, adaptable to the specific requirements of each operation, down to shift level. It is the most advanced, comprehensive and logical “back to basics” methodology available for the development, implementation and measurement of continuous improvement at any level of the organisation.

For more information about the process, implementation and theory of Expectra OBM™, please contact us:

Jorge Accame — jorge@expectrainternationalandina.com — +51 999 369 783