It shouldn’t be necessary to motivate people to work safely. Logically, it’s in everyone’s best interests to work as safely as possible to ensure that all go home at the end of the day without incident. In practice, however, human nature can get in the way. Employees want to take shortcuts, they become absent-minded, or they don’t see an issue with doing something different “just this once.”
Human nature is what makes it necessary for companies to institute safety protocols, and it’s the reason why they need to reinforce those protocols through a safety incentive program that encourages employees to work safely and reward them when they do. Even as workplace injuries have declined significantly over the last few decades, designing and creating a safety incentive program to promote and reward safe work behavior should remain a top priority for most companies.