Safe behavior promise cards

Public and voluntary commitment. The "Safe Behavior Promise Card" described in Chapter 10 derives its power to influence from the commitment and consistency principle. When people sign their name to a promise card they commit to behaving in a certain way Then, ey act in a way that is consistent with their commitment. 

The "Safe Behavior Promise Card" uses this principle. After people sign on to perform a certain behavior for a specified period of time, such as "Buckle vehicle safety belts for one month," "Use particular personal protective equipment for two months," or "Walk behind yellow lines for the rest of the year," they are more likely to actually perform the target behavior. 

The interpersonal influence principles of reciprocity and commitment-consistency were introduced as they apply to our everyday decisions and behaviors. The commitment and consistency principle is behind the success of safe behavior promise cards, the foot-in-the-door technique ("start small and build"), and throwing a curve ball ("raise the stakes later"). These principles and specific strategies can be applied to directly boost actively caring behaviors. 

The actual intervention process must be documented to decide if the procedmes are being implemented as planned and whether the intervention is reaching appropriate niun-bers of people. Attendance records, for example, provide an efficient means of measming the coverage of training programs. Participation in an intervention can be measmed readily if the procedures include completion or delivery of materials with the participant s name, such as recognition thank-you cards, critical behavior checklists, or safe behavior promise cards. 

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