4.27 Safety Performance Rewards and Accountability Guidelines

4.27.1 Purpose

Safety rewards and corrective actions can provide important direction for Church employees, volunteers, and Church-service missionaries and can be tools to ensure greater safety success. Proper use of these tools is not necessarily intuitive, and many times what may be considered beneficial may in fact be detrimental or discouraging.

4.27.2 Safety Performance Rewards

Safety performance rewards can be used to motivate individuals to perform tasks in a safe manner. Rewards can be given in various ways and may include giving recognition, special responsibilities, food, gifts, and additional freedom in tasks and time. Safety performance rewards can be tailored to both individuals and groups. Rewards should not discourage participants from reporting incidents.

4.27.3 Accountability

Safety accountability is also a critical piece of a comprehensive safety system. Corrective actions can be a useful tool to motivate appropriate safety behaviors, demonstrate expectations, and achieve a safe and healthy working environment. Administer corrective actions appropriately; doing so hinges upon clearly understanding the root causes underlying safety failures. When addressing any safety shortfalls, consider carefully any factors that contribute systemically to safety shortfalls.

Further guidance for ensuring successful implementation of the safety rewards and accountability program can be found in the “Safety Performance Rewards and Accountability Guidelines” fact sheet, available by request from Risk Management.