1. SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS The Good, The Bad, & The Downright Ugly… Melissa S Ward 2011 MMW 03/24/2011

2. Safety Is A Mission, Not An Intermission  Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Stop Obs & Annual Giveaways (Automobile & $$)  Argonne National Laboratory – Monetary Incentive  Idaho National Laboratory – SOAR  Kansas City – Safety Bingo  Los Alamos National Laboratory – ATOMICS  Nevada Test Site – Great Catch Award

3. Keep Safety In Mind… It Will Save Your Behind  Incentives Are a Way of Life  Parents Use Them to Motivate Their Children  Companies Use Them to Reward CEOs  Retailers Use Them to Boost Sales  Incentive Programs Are Effective But…Alone Will Not Improve Safety and Health Performance  Success Lies in the Details

4. Safety Isn’t Expensive, Its Priceless  Safety Programs Need to be Maintained Even in Bad Economic Times  Employees can be Distracted and Morale Low During Economic Downturns  Instant Rewards Minimize the Disconnect  Employee Engagement is Vital for Success

5. Safety…Did It, Done It, Doing It Tomorrow  Make Incentives Part of a Strong Overall Safety Program Supported by Management  Set 2 or 3 Simple, Realistic Goals  Give Employees Ownership  Structure Incentives With the Same Diligence as Other Program Components  Communicate Throughout the Process  Consider a Mix of Long Term and Periodic Awards

6.  Pick Incentives that Employees Desire  Stay Away From Cash Incentives  Time the Rewards to Link the Action to the Incentive  Consider the Reality of Winning  Leverage the Motivating Power of Self Glorification  Don’t Forget the Power of Praise Safety Isn’t a Hobby, It’s a Living

7. If You Mess Up…`Fess Up  Negative Aspects of Offering Rewards for Non- Reporting  Early Diagnosis & Treatment Overlooked  Hazards are Not Identified & Targeted for Elimination or Correction  Examples of Programs Extremely Effective in Ending the Reporting – Not the Experience – of Work-Related Injuries & Illnesses

8. Your Spouse Will Spend Your 401K If You Get Killed At Work Today It’s not just the hard hat, the specs, and the gloves, That bring you home safe to the family you love. The guard on the grinder, the chain on the hose, The safety-load binder, the foul weather clothes. The latch on the load hook, the outrigger block, Emergency brakes and the standard wheel chock. The safety valve feature on the high-pressure tanks, The cave-in protection of the vertical banks. The well-installed belt guard, the safety toed shoes, The fire extinguisher ready to use, The safety belt that holds you inside the car, The road signs of safety, where ever you are – These things are mere tools, like a carpenter’s plane; They won’t produce safety, or minimize pain. Your health and your safety depend upon you: On whether you think about things that you do. So think before acting; make safety a rule Make use of your brain…your best safety tool