WORKER’S COMPENSATION SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM -

For several years the City has had a safety incentive program. This program has proven to be a great success. It is the goal of the Safety Committee to maintain a safe and accident free work environment. It is the responsibility of each city employee to report all accidents to their immediate supervisor. Described below is how this program operates.

Program Outline

The safety program begins the first day of December and continues through the 30th day of November of the following year. Each employee is responsible for their own safety success. For each month the full-time employee does not incur a goal accident the employee accumulates $5.00 in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates for that month. If at the end of twelve months the employee has not had any goal accidents they will receive their monthly goal money and an additional bonus in the amount of $90.00 in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates. Employees employed for four months but less than twelve months who have not had any goal accidents will receive their monthly goal money and a bonus of $45.00 in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates. Employees with three months or less employment without a goal accident will only receive the monthly goal money. Any employees leaving City employment prior to the end of the program year (Dec. 1 to Nov. 30) will not be entitled to any Incentive Payment. Employees start receiving credit the month following their date of employment. Example: Employee starts Nov. 2, they begin the program in December.

Goal Accident

A goal accident is when the accident results in lost time from work, and/or requires a visit to the doctor/emergency room or hospital. Also, if the accident requires future treatment it will go against the employee’s safety goal.

Each month the safety committee reviews accidents that have occurred the previous month. In certain circumstances accidents may not go against the goal. The only instances where the safety committee has determined that the employee’s accident would not go against goal have been:

1) When the employee has received treatment because of
poison ivy/oak/sumac;

2) When the employee accident is a result of exposure to
bloodborne pathogen; and
3) When the employee was in a vehicular accident where
the employee’s medical bills were covered by the other
parties insurance company.
4) In special instances, the safety committee may recommend to the City Manager an exception to this policy.

Monthly Goal Money

For every month that an employee remains accident-free they are credited with $5.00 in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates for that month.

Yearly Goal Bonus

A bonus amount of $90.00 in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates for employees who have not had any accidents for the twelve month program year. A bonus amount of $45.00 in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificatesfor employees who have not had an accident and have been employed at least four months but less than twelve months. In certain cases where there is money leftover in the budget line item following disbursement of the incentive bonuses, the remaining amount will be divided among the employees who did not incur an accident for the full twelve month period preceding payment. This will be upon approval of the City Manager.

Safety Committee Responsibilities

The safety committee reviews this policy on an annual basis to make any needed corrections or alterations to this program.

On November 30th, the safety committee will convene to review the success of this program and to approve the list of employees eligible for safety incentive money in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates. This money in Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates may be distributed on or about December 1st.