Recognize Employees for Safety-Related Accomplishments

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Emedco's Safety Information Department

As 2010 winds down – it’s amazing it went by so fast- it might be a good time to start thinking about ways to recognize employees for their safety-related achievements over the past year. Recognition doesn’t have to include parties and expensive rewards. Instead, think about ways to thoughtfully show employees that safety is important and their efforts are appreciated.

Looking for ideas? Well I just so happen to have a few.

Certification Wallet Cards & Hard Hat Labels: Recognize employees for specific safety achievements, such as completing forklift safety training or being accident free for a certain number of years. You can also give them to employees for simply contributing to keeping the workplace safe all year. Employees can wear the hard hat labels or put the wallet cards with their badges as a sense of pride for their achievements.
Recognition Pins with Certificates: Give employees specialized pins related to some aspect of safety. Pair it with a personalized certificate to enhance the importance of the award.
Personalized Safety Signs: A fun and interesting way to recognize an employee may be to order a customized safety sign. Lots of companies allow you to customize safety signs. Why not put their name on one with a special message and recognize them that way? It will stand out and make the employee feel appreciated.
Safety Team Membership: If your facility has a safety team, consider making your top safety performer a member of that team for the following year. Not only will they feel pride for their achievements, but you’ll benefit from having a new member to add a different perspective to the team and serve as a connection to those working in your facility day to day.

If you have any interesting or unique ways you recognize employees for safety-related accomplishments, I’d love to hear them. Sharing best practices and ideas is one of the best ways to we can ensure employees work safely and actively participate in our safety programs.

Posted by got2 love safety