Do you have a safety incentive program at your workplace? A workplace safety culture is difficult to maintain without employee involvement. One way many employers use to encourage worker participation is through the use of safety incentive programs.
Safety incentive programs seek to recognize and reward employees for practicing safe and healthful work practices. Typically, an employee or a group of employees will earn credit toward some sort of prize or monetary gift for so many work hours or days with no recordable injuries.
Safety professionals are divided when it comes to using incentives to promote safety. Many think these programs can be an effective way to promote safe behavior; while others believe such programs do nothing except encourage the underreporting or hiding of injuries.
An incentive program that rewards workers for having an "injury-free month" might result in unreported injuries. One person won't want to ruin it for the whole team! Does this actually happen? OSHA seems to think so, as they are taking a closer look at workplace incentive programs, and whether they discourage reporting of injuries!
But your program doesn't have to be a liability – you can have an effective safety incentive program that won't get you into trouble.
Tune in to find out how
An effective program is one that acknowledges employees for doing things the right way. Attend the J.J. Keller & Associates Webcast Rewards that Work: Developing an effective safety incentive program, on December 17, 2009, at 11 a.m. Central Time.
This Webcast will cover:
· How to promote proactive, not reactive, behaviors.
· How to recognize appropriate behaviors in a meaningful way.
· Programs and recognition that work.
· Benefits of a successful safety incentive program.
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