Reward, Commend, and Compliment

A lot of successful safety and health systems use tokens of appreciation, which are given out to recognize safe acts and safe conditions. Pens, T-shirts, safety wallets, and other small items may have little monetary value, but have great motivational value. 

Health and safety representatives, safety coordinators, and supervisors should be given ownership of this positive behavior reinforcement program. They should have a supply of tokens of Meal for Two tickets to award safe behavior. A Meal for Two ticket is simply a preprinted voucher that contains the following message  

Thank you for your excellence in safety. Please enjoy a candlelight snpper for two at 

This voucher is signed by the responsible person and presented to the person committing the safe act. A candlelight supper for two at the local eatery costs little in comparison to damage, downtime, or injury as a result of an accident and also gets the person s partner involved in safety. This also could be successful as a Movie for Two award. 

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