Planning for safety generalization

I would like to discuss another factor that can help us build a Total Safety Culture—the heavily researched phenomenon of generalization. What is it Generalization has to do with the spread of behaviors, and it occurs in two ways. 

Stimulus generalization refers to the spread of influence from one setting or environment to another. 

Response generalization refers to the occurrence of one behavior leading to another (Kimble, 1961). 

For example, if a safety training process increases the use of personal protective equipment on the job and at home, stimulus generalization has occurred. On the other hand, response generalization occurs when an increase in one safety behavior, such as vehicle safety-belt use, is accompanied by an increase in another task-related behavior, like turn-signal use. 

Obviously, generalization is a desired outcome of safety efforts. Safety leaders hope safe operating procedures used in one setting will spread to other situations, including 

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