Everyday more than 13,000 workplace accidents occur. Safety incentive programs can be powerful tools for employers to get employees to take safety procedures and protocols seriously and to integrate them into their work routines.
Here are some of the reasons that leveraging the power of incentives can help you minimize the number of accidents and maximize workplace safety.
Gift cards are the incentive of choice. According to a study by the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), eight out of 10 employees prefer to receive gift cards over cash for rewards, recognition or other non-traditional bonuses.
The trophy value gift cards hold goes beyond paying bills or contributing to a savings account, allowing employees to treat themselves and their families/friends to an indulgence they might otherwise not be able to afford.
Ensuring that your rewards are effective and coveted by employees will set up your workplace safety program for success.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has published its support for safety incentive programs that are based on employees’ compliance with safety rules or consistent safety performance.
As the official government office for workplace safety, this is the most influential endorsement workplace safety incentive programs can receive. So to counter the skeptics, these programs do work.
Implementing an incentive-based workplace safety program will reduce the number of safety incidents that occur in facilities and make safety a critical piece of your company culture.
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What kind of incentives work for these types of B2B programs? Employees are looking for incentives they can use to treat themselves.
Prepaid cards like Visa or Amex gift cards were among the most popular, because of their versatility, while casual dining also plays well with employees.
Rewarding safe behavior should enable employees to have some fun, go out to dinner or treat their family to a unique experience.
Workplace safety incentive programs show employees that their employer cares about more than their achievements; they care about their day-to-day well-being. Incentivizing safe behavior works in tandem with following protocol.
Both are critical to keeping your workforce happy and healthy.
