SAFETY RECOGNITION PROGRAMS

Posted by Curt Denevan:

4 High-Impact Applications that are designed to reduce accidents, increase awareness, and save you money:

·     Stamp Programs

·     Point Programs

·     Webpoint Programs

·     Milestone Programs

Extensive research has shown us that successful programs are comprised of 10 Elements that achieve top-of-mind safety awareness. Our safety incentive programs are custom designed to include all 10 of these elements:

·     Simple & Well Defined Rules

·     Accrual Design

·     Short-Term Recognition Periods

·     Individual Recognition

·     Human Interaction & Peer Recognition

·     Useful & Desirable Awards

·     Family Involvement

·     Immediate Gratification

·     Positive Reinforcement & Continuous Communication

 ·     Management Support

Our programs are designed to fit any budget and culture and maximize your investment.

REDUCED ACCIDENTS EQUALS REDUCED COSTS EQUALS INCREASED PROFITS.

For every $1 invested in an effective workplace safety program, $4 to $6 is saved.

-American Society of Safety Engineers

The financial burden of serious workplace injuries is costing U.S. businesses nearly $1 Billion per week and is rising.

-2004 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index

96% of all workplace accidents are triggered by unsafe behavior.

-Occupational Health & Safety Magazine

An effective overall safety program will include:

·     Training

·     Safety Incentive Program

·     Environment

RCB can help you Decrease accidents, Increase safety awareness, and Improve your bottom line.

HOW DO WE DO IT?

1.  STAMPS - High-Touch/Low-Tech

2.  POINTS - Virtually No Administration

3.  MILESTONES - Recognizes One-Time Events

4.  WEBPOINTS PROGRAM* - Password Protected Websites Customized to Fit Your Program

*Includes automated point calculations, enhanced multi-level reporting and capabilities that allow you to track, measure and compare safety performance metrics. 


For more information, go to the website: Corporate Recognition Programs.

CONTACT US FOR FREE SAFETY AWARENESS BOOK: The Missing Link, Proven techniques that can save your company millions of dollars in less than 12 months by Chuck Davis. 800-929-9110.

No Cost Safety Award Program

In challenging economic times, companies are forced to look for ways to manage costs better, and insurance costs are a big part of that. If you are a manufacturing firm and don't have a documented safety recognition program in place, you should talk with your insurance company and see what impact a safety program can have on your rates.
Most of the companies with safety recognition programs do so at no additional cost to the company. That is to say, the cost of the program is more than covered by the insurance rate savings. Obviously this will vary from company to company, but it is worth looking into.
For more information on safety recognition, look at Safe Worker Program Overview.

Safe Worker Recognition: an overview

Safe Worker Recognition
Safe Worker Fast Facts
Program Rationale: All safety initiatives, including Safe Worker, whether at the site or corporate level, all share one basic goal: reducing the amount of injury; accident exposure at the place where people interact with equipment, facilities and procedures. Comprehensive safety improvement relies on the right mix of enabling systems (e.g. hazard recognition, training, procedures) and sustaining systems (e.g. organizational structure, management systems, employee engagement).

Program Objectives
-Reduce accident expenses
-Reduce insurance premiums
-Reduce lost productivity
-Improve customer/public perception

Program Tax Advantage
In 1986, the government recognized the importance of positive reinforcement by exempting the value of Service and Safety awards from the incomes of individual employees and making the company investment in these programs tax deductible under specific guidelines.
To be free of taxes as described these programs must:
1. Fall into a qualified plan that does not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees
2. Be items of tangible personal property awarded as part of a meaningful presentation
3. Fall under an average award cost of $400 with an upper limit of $1,600. Awards over $1,600 are taxable to the recipient for the amount above $1,600.
4. Service awards may be given every five years beginning at five years of service.
5. Safety awards must be given to fewer than 10% of eligible employees. Management, administrative, clerical and professional employees do not qualify.

Safe Worker Program Overview

Program Design: A well-designed Safe Worker Program encompasses both a recognition and reward/incentive component. Both the recognition and the reward/incentive components are centered on events. The events are time-based (e.g. hours, days, weeks, months etc. accident and injury free). The individual recognition is very often tied to effective Team recognition practices.
Supplementing and supporting these recognition events are interim reward/incentive opportunities such as completion of training units, certifications, and safety employee of the month as well as special recognition for unique situations such as Heroism.

Program content: The make-up of a Safe Worker Program is necessarily based on the most effective motivation for a unique, and often diverse, population. There are three key elements of program content; the Awards/Rewards themselves, the Category of the awards/incentives and the Need being satisfied.
The Awards/Reward options range from Buckles /Pins/Rings, Plaques; Certificates, Patches, Merchandise, Clothing to Cash/Cash equivalents.

The Category of the prize may be Compensation (bonus) Incentive (something to focus activity and behavior) and Recognition, (something to sustain and enhance appropriate behaviors and results).
Need refers to the personal/intrinsic requirements of those for whom the program was established. Money, Status, Security and Respect are the "Needs" most often considered in Safe Driver Programs.
Program Measurement: The ability to effectively measure a Safe Driver Program is one of the most attractive features of this type of recognition and reward. The most common Output measure is Injury; Accident Free Time.

Finally, measurements may be by Segment: Occupation (Type), Industry, Position (management, administrative etc.) and/or work shift are common segmentations. These forms of measurement are not mutually exclusive.

Safe Driver Recognition: an overview

Safe Driver Recognition
Safe Driver Fast Facts.

The Market: The transportation industry is divided into two main segments:


For-Hire Carriers, they transport other peoples' goods and their revenue is derived from trucking operations. Examples include UPS, J. B. Hunt, Roadway.

Private Carriers: trucking is a business unit; it is not how they generate revenue. Examples include Frito Lay, Coca-Cola, Nabisco. Private fleets are the largest segment of the trucking industry (82% of medium to heavy trucks registered).

• million plus Intra and Interstate Drivers
• 3 million Interstate Drivers
• Trucking Services Industry -- ranks #5 in Injury & lost work time
• Truck Driver occupation -- ranks #1 in Injury & lost work time
• 400,000 large truck accidents per year/5300 deaths

Driver Profile:
Average income: Private Carriers -$40,000
For Hire - $35,000
Gender: primarily male
Median age: 35
Married: 64% Children: 51%
WorkWeek: 50%-60-70 hrs, 25% -70+hrs

Contacts: Depts - Safety Dept, Risk Mgmt, Logistics
Titles: Vice-President of Safety, Safety Mgr.,
Safety Specialist, National Group Manager-Fleet,
DOT (Department of Transportation) Manager,
Regional Safety Manager
Budgeting: Generally, 5-8 percent of anticipated accident reduction. The budget is allocated as follows: 70-75% Awards/ Incentives, 20% Communication, and 5-15% Administration

Program Objectives:

• Reduce accident expenses
• Reduce Insurance Premiums
• Reduce lost productivity
• Improve customer/public perception

Program Tax Advantage:
In 1986, the government recognized the importance of positive reinforcement by exempting the value of Service and Safety awards from the incomes of individual employees and making the company investment in these programs tax deductible under specific guidelines.

To be free of taxes as described these programs must:

• Fall into a qualified plan that does not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees.
• Be items of tangible personal property awarded as part of a meaningful presentation.
• Fall under an average award cost of $400 with an upper limit of $1,600. Awards over $1,600 are taxable to the recipient for the amount above $1,600.
• Service awards may be given every five years beginning at five years of service.
• Safety awards must be given to fewer than 10% of eligible employees. Management, administrative, clerical and professional employees do not qualify.

Safe Driver Program Overview
Rationale: Safe Driver Programs are generally a part of a larger Safety Program, which may, itself, be part of an organizational Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) initiative.
The catalyst for Safe Driver Programs is Dollars & Cents and the objective is Prevention through behavior change. Fatalities may cost an organization upward of $2,000,000/incident, Injuries $100,000/incident and Property Damage $7000/incident. Less measurable is the public and employee perception of the organization following a major incident.

Program Design: A well-designed Safe Driver Program encompasses both a recognition and reward/incentive component. Both the recognition and the reward/incentive components are centered on events. The recognition component is most often Milestone driven with Miles Driven (1million, 2 million etc) and/or Time Passed (1 year, 3 year, 5 year, 10 year etc) the primary events.

Supplementing and supporting these recognition events are reward/incentive opportunities such as Champion Driver, Good Samaritan, Summer Campaign (highest accident season) and National Truck Driver Appreciation Week which occurs each August.

Program Content: The make-up of a Safe Driver Program is necessarily based on the most effective motivation for a unique, and often diverse, population. There are three key elements of program content;

• the Awards/Rewards themselves , 
• the Category of the awards/incentives 
• the Need being satisfied.

The Awards/Reward options range from Buckles /Pins/Rings, Plaques & Certificates, Patches, Merchandise, Clothing to Cash/Cash equivalents.

The Category of the prize may be Compensation (bonus) Incentive (to focus activity and behavior) and Recognition, (to sustain and enhance appropriate behaviors and results). Safe Driver Programs almost always include some of both.

For more information, contact RCB Awards at 1-800-929-9110.