The U.S. Department of Labor announced that $48.1 Million in the form of 149 Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program grants will be awarded to organizations, public agencies, boards, and governments.
Up to four contractors will receive a “Gold Award” for their efforts and participate in a year of engagement to help educate other companies about disability inclusion.
Having a highly engaged workforce should be the goal of every department in a company. Engaged employees are simply far more likely to work harder, smarter, and safer.
One of the highlights is a June 12 panel discussion on how increased use and legalization of marijuana affect companies' efforts to maintain drug-free workplaces.
Tracking OSHA's shifting position regarding safety incentive programs.
"We're very excited to have John McDonough as our keynote speaker this year. His success with engaging fans and putting the Chicago Blackhawks back at the top of professional hockey is very inspiring," said the IMA Summit's chair, Don Killingback of Wyndham Destinations. "It's also a universal message. We are all looking for ways to continually improve how we help businesses connect with their audiences to increase employee engagement, sales and customer loyalty."
Now in its 16th year, Safety Break encourages employers to bolster workplace safety and health with training, award recognition gatherings, or other creative activities.
The Incentive Federation, Inc. announced Dec. 12 that it is finalizing proposals to both ANSI to be approved as a developer of a Domestic Standards Program for Workforce Incentives, Rewards and Recognition Standards, and to ISO to have a Technical Committee established to oversee those standards and to eventually have them approved by ISO.
An Oct. 11 memo clarifies OSHA's position that 29 CFR 1904.35(b)(1)(iv) does not prohibit workplace safety incentive programs or post-incident drug testing.
Technology has made parity achievable. Small and large companies can take comfort in knowing that, when it comes to worker safety, company size need not matter.
Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center is the site for this year's NSC Congress & Expo.
Your employee safety incentive program should feature job-specific goals and objectives that are clearly defined and measurable.
This year's Trends Study said the largest number of net increases reported by respondents was for including wellness components in their programs.
A poorly designed incentive program is almost always better than no program. A well-designed incentive program produces way better results than a poorly designed one.
No ethical incentive provider would create a program to discourage reporting—tracking safety issues is an integral part of making a workplace safer!
It's finding the right blend of motivators that makes the difference between a successful program and one that just bumps along.
This is not just the path toward improved safety and lower safety-related costs; it is also the path to walk if your goal is greater customer retention, higher sales, and maximizing profits.
This could be the most consequential annual conference for the society in many years.
Safety training is the best way to ensure your procedures are understood and a great way to reinforce safe behaviors. It reinforces your safety goals and reminds participants about the impacts of not achieving those goals.
Incentives excel at motivating important behaviors. Incentives also motivate people to go above and beyond their job requirements.