behavior-based safety

an approach in safety engineering based on the premise that human behavior is learned and habitual and can thus be modified to avoid error and accidents. Its main application is in the field of training systems design, where the aim is to devise training programs that ingrain good safety habits. Additional applications include the design of organizational mechanisms to enhance workers’ involvement in safety programs and the design of machines or equipment to accord with the behaviors and habits of workers or consumers.

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December 22nd 2024

autassassinophilia

n. a paraphilia in which sexual arousal and the achievement of orgasm are facilitated by the fantasy or belief that one is in danger of being killed. This may include the individual staging a sexual encounter characterized by extreme masochism with the real potential for his or her own murder. Also called autoassassinatophilia. Compare homicidophilia.