MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT

MONEY

OBJECTIVES

Understanding management and supervisor roles in the safety programInvolving employees in the safety program

Conducting effective safety meetings and committees

Using awards and incentives to promote safety

Safety training is fast becoming the private sector’s greatest tool to impact the “corporate ‘bottom line.’ ” A safe work environment

exists only if the individuals in that environment have safety skills.

DID YOU KNOW?

Injuries in the workplace cost our nation $156.2* billion

in 2003

4,500 people died in 2003 from workplace injuries while 54,400

workers were killed in their home and community*

*2003 National Safety Council Accident Facts

ROLE OF MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORS

ENSURE A SAFE WORKPLACE

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

FOSTER COMMITMENT TOWARD SAFE BEHAVIOR

BE A ROLE MODEL/LEADER OF SAFETY

MONITOR THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

WHY DO WE TRAIN?

To comply with government regulations

To save money by reducing injury related costs

To increase productivity

To improve employee moral

TRAINING IS THE KEY

EFFECTIVE SAFETY COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES

Show a positive attitude toward work safety

Be open to employee input

Praise employees when they perform tasks safely

MORE GUIDELINES

Do not over-supervise employees, or be unreasonable in work expectations

Allow competent employees  to work without feeling that they are under your constant inspection

Ensure that employees are aware of the location of telephones, posted emergency numbers, fire extinguishers, and contingency plans

MORE GUIDELINES

Keep current on all new safety procedures, personal protective equipment, and machinery

Provide the proper protective equipment

Use written communication when necessary

To make sure safety is no

accident, make sure it's

everyone's business,

including all employees

Ways to involve employees in

the safety program:

Post your own policy on a safety board

Hold safety meetings and communicate

this policy

Practice what you preach

Ways to involve employees in

the safety program:

Make clear assignments of responsibility

Ask your employees to get involved

Use your employees’ knowledge

Find your “true believers”

Ways to involve employees in

the safety program:

Involve management

Let the employees make safety decisions

Set up a safety committee

Ways to involve employees in

the safety program:

Design a Safety Newsletter

Provide positive feedback

Offer awards and incentives

Purpose of Safety Meetings

Encourage safety awareness

Get employees actively involved

Motivate employees to follow proper safety procedures

Purpose of Safety Meetings

“Nip” safety hazards “in the bud”

Introduce workers to new safety procedures, rules, equipment and preventive measures

SAFETY MEETING TIPS

Meetings should be brief

Do not hold on Monday morning or Friday afternoon

Topic should be any subject that promotes safety awareness for the group

TYPES OF MEETINGS

Scheduled

Emergency

Special Function

PREPARATION & PLANNING

Choose your topic

Gather your information

Map it out

Set a time limit

Practice

METHODS OF CONDUCTING

Oral

Oral with Visual Effects

E-mail

Handouts

Video

THE SAFETY MEETING

Introduce the topic

Present the facts

Demonstrate

Open meeting for discussion

Summarize

SAFETY COMMITTEE RULES

Safety Officer never chairs the committee

Committee should be diverse

Meet Regularly

Have An Agenda

DOCUMENT THE MEETING!

Review safety program

Revise Policies and Procedures

Make written recommendations to management

Take emergency action when necessary

Review accident/incident reports

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

AWARDS & INCENTIVES

Award – a prize that you win

Incentive – something that serves as a stimulus to action by appealing to self interest

DEVELOPING AN INCENTIVE PLAN

Have an established safety program

Determine time duration

Develop written goals

Develop a baseline for achievements

DEVELOPING AN INCENTIVE PLAN

Develop a budget

Get input

Publicize your goals

MORE OPTIONS

Form a committee

Advertise and promote it

Be ready

LOW COST MOTIVATORS

Write a letter of commendation

Ask employees for advice/opinions

Give verbal praise

Pass along compliments you

received from others

LOW COST MOTIVATORS

Write an e-mail/memo to a superior and copy the employee

Put positive information in the employee’s productivity file

Provide quick follow up on problems/hazards when recognized

Post positive achievements on the safety bulletin board

LOW COST MOTIVATORS

Say Thank You and mean it

Allow flextime

Designate special parking places

Give out award plaques, trophies or diplomas

Feature an employee of the month

Recognize peers that have helped you

LOW COST MOTIVATORS

Have a coffee/juice morning to acknowledge accomplishments

Thank somebody that contributes ideas, regardless on whether you use it

Always give others credit when due

Create group awards to recognize teamwork

Ask the employees how they want to be recognized

LOW COST MOTIVATORS

Ask a superior to write a memo acknowledging an accomplishment for your employee

Post complimentary letters on the safety bulletin board

Send employees to special seminars and workshops that may interest them

OTHER MOTIVATORS

Safety Day

Safety Olympics

Safety T-Shirts

Dinner for two gift

certificates

Weekend stay at bed & breakfast

TEST1. You can have a good safety program without employee

involvement. True False

2. List at least 5 ways to involve employees in the safety

program.

3. Why do you have safety meetings?

4. What is an incentive?

5. How can you show ORM you have a safety program?