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Rewards that work
Developing an effective safety incentive program
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Incentive programs
Promote safety culture Reward safe and healthful work practices Discourage reporting of injuries? NOT required by OSHA
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Incentive programs
4/30/1996 Letter of Interpretation: “Some safety incentive programs actually present concerns to OSHA…there are also some negative or dubious incentive programs that actually encourage employees to not report workplace injuries and illnesses.”
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What is the objective?
Increasing worker safety while reducing the direct and indirect costs of accidents and injuries. Must first have a company safety program in
place in which to build upon. Increase worker awareness of safety issues
and procedures, not to win a prize.
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What are the benefits?
Worker’s comp savings (some states) Injury reduction Fewer lost work days OSHA penalty reductions
(as part of a complete safety management program)
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Incentive programs
B.F. Skinner – “founder” of behavior modification Behaviors resulting in positive consequences
increase Behaviors resulting in negative
consequences decrease
Positive reinforcement can only be called as such if it increases behavior.
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Incentive programs
Incentives versus rewards Proactive versus reactive behaviors Basic program guidelines Desired behaviors and worker participation Possible consequences and rewards Sample programs Evaluation
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What is an incentive?
Incentive: Activator that promises a positive
consequence (reward) once the desired behavior has occurred
Disincentive: Activator, such as a policy or procedure, that
yields penalties for undesired behaviors
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What is a reward?
Act (consequence) performed to strengthened approved behavior
Extrinsic (tangible) Intrinsic (internal)
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Poll question
What rewards do you use most often?a. Money/gift cards
b. Clothing/mugs/tools/kits
c. “Employee of the Month”/certificates
d. None of the above
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Extrinsic (tangible) rewards
Examples of extrinsic rewards: Money – gift cards/certificates, coupons Awards - plaques, pins, cups, certificates,
jackets Time off from work Social - parties, lunches Parking lot assignment
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Intrinsic rewards
Examples of intrinsic rewards: Improved self-esteem Increased sense of purpose Higher credibility Feeling of accomplishment
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Who rewards the behavior?
Supervisors Immediate rewards and recognition Perceived as act of leadership Improves worker-management relationship
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Reactive versus proactive
Reactive programs: Generally reward workers for “working safe”
over a given period of time Commonly defined as a outcome or
condition, such as: 1 year injury free Are NOT ideal
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Reactive versus proactive
Proactive behaviors Using safe procedures and practices Complying with all safety rules Reporting injuries immediately Reporting hazards Submitting safety suggestions
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Basic guidelines
Determine: Objective Participants Focus Prizes Duration Goal
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Basic guidelines
Behaviors should be specific. Recognize appropriate behavior in a
meaningful way Everyone who meets behavioral criteria
should be rewarded Better for many participants to receive
small rewards than for one person to receive a large reward
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Basic guidelines
Rewards should be tangible Contests should not reward one group at
the expense of another Groups should not lose rewards for failure
by one individual Progress toward achieving a safety
reward should be monitored and posted
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Reward worker participation
Make the recognition: Timely Consistent Certain Significant Sincere
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Reward worker participation
Leading training sessions Leading tool box meetings Hazard Inspections and identification Hazard corrections Incident investigations JSA development Safety committee involvement
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Reward worker participation
Housekeeping practices Using personal protective equipment
(PPE) Immediate reporting of injuries/illnesses Near miss reporting
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Effective consequences
We do what we do because of consequences – rewards
Without effective consequences, improvement in behaviors and performance will not occur
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Effective consequences
Does recognition occur soon after the performance?
Is recognition based on behaviors or luck?
Are games (safety bingo, drawings, etc) used to determine who gets recognized?
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Effective consequences
Does the recognition process include individual/group competition?
Are employees certain they will be recognized for performance?
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Effective consequences
Do employees know exactly what behaviors lead to recognition?
Are recognition and rewards considered significant/meaningful to employees?
Are the motives for recognition perceived as sincere?
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Effective consequences
Do recognition procedures actually result in changed behavior in the desired direction?
Does recognition occur as a result of meeting/exceeding behavioral expectations rather than "working accident free“?
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Effective consequences
Are employees automatically disqualified from safety recognition if they have an accident?
Are employees involved in determining criteria and recognition?
Is the recognition process consistently applied throughout the organization?
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Effective consequences
Is recognition and reward appropriate to the positive impact on the organization?
Do employees consider the recognition process fair?
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Safety bucks
Workers receive bucks for: Warning a coworker, Identifying a hazard, Reporting an injury immediately, or Making a suggestion that prevents injury.
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Bonus program
Rewards employee who: Identifies a hazard in the workplace that
could cause serious physical harm or a fatality, or
Makes a suggestion that prevents injury or saves the company money
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Safety hero
NOT “Employee of the Month” Everyone who meets specified criteria
receives recognition or reward
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Recognition
Recognition for a job well done makes us feel valued, important, and part of a team.
Personally acknowledgeand praise employees fortheir safety efforts.
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Contests
Slogans Children’s essays/coloring/poster
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Suggestion program
Encourages employees to submit safety-related issues and suggestions:
Place boxes throughout company Reward good suggestions Hold monthly random drawings for all
suggestions submitted
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Point system
Collect points to earn prizes Example:
1 point for being injury-free 3 points for making safety suggestion 5 points for conducting safety inspection 5 points for attending safety talk
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Safety slogans
Variations include: Most original Quarterly slogan Best slogan
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Safety slogans, cont.
More variations: Children’s slogan “Do you know?”
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Safety quizzes
Safety trivia What’s wrong with this picture? Crossword puzzles Word scrambles
* Visit KellerOnline’s Interactive Tools area for several activities you can do with your employees including What’s Wrong with This Picture? and other games.
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Evaluation
Essential for continually improving the processes within your incentive and safety programs.
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Evaluation
Management involvement Safety committee involvement Employee involvement
Participation Feedback Surveys
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Conclusion
Incentives always motivate some kind of behavior.
Trick is to motivate proactive safety behavior.
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