Safety Incentive Programs I just heard of a company that is proudly spruiking its new reward scheme in support of its Zero Harm policy – Eeerkk! “Safety Incentives” is still a very popular term used to reach this blog from search engines! Without going into the complexities of human behaviour and … [Read more...] about Safety Incentive Programs
Safety Incentives
Maximizing the Effective use of Incentives to improve safety performance
Maximizing the Effective use of Incentives to improve safety performance Scientific Proof of what many of us have know for ages – financial incentive schemes for not getting hurt are Crap! Great article by David Carter from Safety Success Extract: There are two areas of the brain that … [Read more...] about Maximizing the Effective use of Incentives to improve safety performance
A Simple Safety Management System
A Simple Safety Management System by the late George Robotham George was once asked to give recommendations on a simple Safety Management System for a small organisation that had “stuff all” in the way of safety, below is one of the most succinct, practical descriptions of a safety system I have … [Read more...] about A Simple Safety Management System
Don’t Incentivize Workplace Safety
Don't Incentivize Workplace Safety Continuing our debate on the pros and cons for safety incentive schemes, a great article from by Lance Haun – read it here: inShare Let’s say you work for one of these companies that has heavy machinery, sharp blades and furnaces. Sounds pretty cool, right? Okay, … [Read more...] about Don’t Incentivize Workplace Safety
Safety Incentives
Safety Incentives I've always thought that rewarding a team for not getting hurt was like winning a football game because you got less penalties than the other team rather than by the points you got from good team selection, training, tactics, teamwork and Coaching. George is similarly not in … [Read more...] about Safety Incentives
How Safety Incentives Can Prove Fatal
How Safety Incentives Can Prove Fatal This comedy skit would be quite funny if it weren’t so poignant! Anyone ever been to a site close to a major milestone and felt the tension? Anyone heard of injuries being covered up to protect an impressive record? Yep and Yep! WARNING – the ending is … [Read more...] about How Safety Incentives Can Prove Fatal