Incentives


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Eliminating the Controversy Over Safety Incentive Programs

Research proves that positive reinforcement generates consistent and continuous behavior change.

There are significant benefits of having healthier employees, both in savings in medical costs and related insurance premium reductions, and in productivity though better well-being and fewer sick days and time off.

Wellness Incentives Encourage Participation and Engagement

Every wellness program should be designed and measured to produce a return on investment.

Eighty percent of the more than 3,300 SHRM members polled from Dec. 16, 2013, though Jan. 16, 2014, for SHRM

Leading the Way to Leading Indicators

Companies need to reinforce desired behavior, not results, especially when it comes to injury hiding. However, injury hiding isn’t the only thing to question in lagging incentives.

NJ Firefighters to Receive New Breathing Apparatuses

Stanhope wins a federal grant of nearly $158,000.

Asphalt Specialists Ordered to Pay Nearly $1M in Compensation

It will also reinstate drivers who had been terminated for raising safety concerns.

LinkedIn to Pay Nearly $6M in Unpaid Overtime Wages and Damages

A total of 359 employees will receive money after the U.S. Labor Department investigation.

US Labor Secretary Releases Statement on the Need to Raise Minimum Wage

Thomas E. Perez releases a statement through the Department of Labor.

OSHA and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Sign Agreement

The agreement strengthens protections for workers from coercion, retaliation.



U.S. Department of Labor Grant to Provide Re-employment Assistance

The grant will help workers affected by manufacturing industry layoffs in Wisconsin.

For much longer than many people realize, employee engagement has been the driving factor in not only safety, but performance in general.

Everything Is an Engagement 'Issue'

There is nothing more important than your people and nothing more beneficial than having them engaged at the highest level possible.

Gift cards continue to grow in popularity in safety programs because they are cost-effective, easy to hand out and use, and fit any safety recognition budget.

Building Workplace Safety with Rewards and Recognition

Gift cards offer many advantages, and they continue to grow in popularity in safety programs.

More Confirmation Employee Health Programs Boost Productivity

Health promotion programs also save employers money, a study in the October issue of ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine confirms.

Could the Secret to Increasing Safety be Eliminating Complacency?

Mobility Platform “Mobideo” shows that by going digital, companies can increase safety.

'Zero is the Right Answer,' O'Neill Declares

Speaking in an Oct. 1 keynote at the 2013 NSC conference, former Alcoa CEO Paul O'Neill explained why he's focused on worker safety throughout his exemplary career in private sector and government posts.

New Zealand Seminar Explores Workplace Safety

Victoria University hosted a day-long seminar about the country's new workplace health and safety climate.

Increasing Employee Participation in Corporate Wellness Programs

Increasing Employee Participation in Corporate Wellness Programs

Incorporating games into the wellness program structure makes sense as the next engagement strategy.

There are significant benefits of having healthier employees, both in savings in medical costs and related insurance premium reductions, and in productivity though better well-being and fewer sick days and time off.

Safety and Wellness: The Critical Connection

Because these two fields approach their objectives with different assumptions, priorities, and methods, coordination is not common.

Eight Cultural Imperatives for Workplace Safety

Don't hesitate to give employees the knowledge and tools to make decisions.

OSHA's Michaels Asked to Clarify Incentives Stance

The DOL assistant secretary maintained it is clear to employers and managers how to implement an incentives program that OSHA will approve, but questioners said they’re not so sure.

ABC's 'Nashville' Is the Real Thing

The show's cast and crew began shooting 24 new episodes last month, with financial support from the city and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

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