As
part of our ongoing program activity with our clients, we gather actual Leading
Indicators that our clients use in their safety award systems. The list that we have created is by no means
meant to be an exhaustive combination of every possible leading indicator that
have or can be used in BBS award systems.
It is designed to be a thought starter for indicators a company can use
when they are considering moving from a traditional lagging indicator award
system, “prize at the end”, to a program using safety awards to create safe
behaviors and then turn them into habits.
Our list is very
simplistic when compared to H&S statistics and processes which cover data
such as H&S tours, H&S meetings, training, induction, inspections,
audits, drills etc. Those types of Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVIs) are
beyond our purview and allow clients to evaluate performance and identify
gaps/malfunctions instantly. But if you
are going to move from one type of award structure to another, you need to
start somewhere.
When you create
OVIs in measurable and observable terms, they provide the basis for individual
performance measurement suitable for project monitoring and evaluation. They become the parameters of change or of
results, indicating as to what extent the project objectives have been
achieved. They form the perfect
structure from which to launch your award system and help your employees become
successful in achieving results and earning awards.
Once you have
achieved results in these OVIs, say for example over a six month period, it is
then time for some new ones. Don’t fall
into the trap that everything is good, go find something that isn’t.
The incentive
industry has known for years that consistently and continuously rewarding
behavior change with minimal awards will over the long run change
behavior. If you would like to see a
paper on an award system that was designed for just these types of programs, we
would be happy to send you an electronic copy.
For more
information on AwardSafety products or services or other white papers please
contact us at awardsafetyinfo@cox.net
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