Safety Incentive Planning Guide
Workplace safety programs are a prevalent way for employers to engage the entire organization in the reduction of accidents, incidents and injury in the workplace. While no one program fits every company, employer plans are typically outlined to best fit their organization based on company size, culture, budget and goals.
Promoting Your Safety Initiative
Communication, engagement and rewards are all essential elements to your corporate safety plan. Frequent and visual reminders about your program will ensure it stays relevant and top of mind.
Consider how you will:
- Theme your program
- Build program awareness
- Socialize key safety messages
- Mark success milestones
- Drive engagement
- Incentivize participation
- Reward participation and success
- Recognize committee members and team leaders
Prioritize Your Needs
Thoughtfully selected branded merchandise can bring your program to life with essential visual and behavioral markers in the facility to drive participation and compliance.
Reward Perspectives
There are many ways to customize prizes and giveaways for your safety programs. You can reward with many small branded items for each milestone, or choose larger, more valuable awards as major goals or milestones are reached.
Reward Everyone and Often
Because safety programs require safe behaviors of all employees, some programs adhere to the theory “reward everyone and often.” This is based on the notion that 80 percent of employees will practice safe behavior all of the time and it is the other 20 percent who must become engage to impact your overall safety record. By incentivizing everyone with rewards rather than just the top performers, you keep the program top of mind with the people who will have the greatest impact on improvement. In this instance, you will be using more small incentives with more frequency.
