EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS

Safety

It might be easy to see the direct costs of workplace injuries, such as sick leave and workers’ compensation claims to cover medical costs and indemnity payments for the injured or ill worker. However, once you add up the indirect costs to train and compensate a replacement worker; repair damaged property; investigate the accident and implement corrective action; maintain insurance coverage; recover from schedule delays and complete associated administrative work, the costs can quickly add up. In 2008 there were 1.1 million non-fatal injury cases in private industry requiring days away from work, with the median of resulting days away from work recorded at 8 days.*

Michael C. Fina offers several different types of employee incentive safety programs; examples include milestone incentives such as length of time accident-free to on-the-spot and nomination programs where employees are recognized by their managers and peers for promoting specific safety initiatives on the job. Investing in a safety program helps to reduce downtime, workers compensation costs, and legal fees while increasing equipment operating time, service levels, and customer satisfaction.

Learn more about promoting safe behavior through employee incentive safety programs.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics News Release: Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work, 2008