MODULE 3: EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT

Incentive/Recognition Program Evaluation Checklist. (continued)

An effective safety incentive/recognition system contains a number of very important processes within five design elements. Here's a simple checklist you can use to evaluate your incentive/recognition system. (0= Not present 3=Needs Improvement 5=Effective)

4. Effective consequences.

Without effective consequences, improvement in behaviors and performance will not occur.

o Does recognition occur soon after the performance?
o Is recognition/reward based on behaviors or luck?
o Are games (safety bingo, drawings, etc) used to determine who gets recognize/rewarded?
o Are first, best, most improved categories part of the recognition process?
o Does the recognition/reward process include individual/group competition?
o Are employees certain they will be recognized for professional performance?
o Do employees know exactly what behaviors lead to recognition?
o Are recognition and rewards considered significant/meaningful to employees?
o Are the motives for recognition and rewards perceived as sincere?
o Do recognition procedures actually result in changed behavior/performance in the desired direction?
o Are recognition and reward contingent on individual behavior? (not next on the list, politics, favoritism, etc). "
o Does recognition/reward occur as a result of meeting/exceeding behavioral expectations rather than "working accident free."?
o Are employees automatically disqualified from safety recognition/rewards if they have an accident?
o Are employees involved in determining criteria and recognition/rewards?
o Is the recognition/reward process consistently applied throughout the organization - top to bottom and across functions?
o Is recognition and reward appropriate to the positive impact on the organization?
o Do employees consider the recognition/reward process fair?