Safety Games for the Workplace
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Safety games for the workplace can be a great way to keep your employees focused on the importance of observing safe practices at all times.
The Benefits of Safety Games
For many organizations, safety training and safety meetings are an ongoing part of workplace activities. If employees continually hear the same safety messages, and sit through the same training presentations over and over, it's easy for them to become bored and tune out the information.
Varying the messages and activities used in your company's ongoing safety training efforts is the best way to keep everyone tuned in to just how important making wise decisions about safety really is. One of the most effective ways to encourage employee involvement in safety programs is to implement and encourage safety games in the workplace.
Safety games can provide a unique perspective, and they're often appealing to individuals who learn best via hands-on training methods. They can also encourage friendly competition, which can provide powerful team building benefits in addition to increased knowledge and awareness of workplace safety procedures.
Safety Game Options
There are many different types of safety games for the workplace. It's important to consider the composition of your workforce when choosing among the available options. Consider the type of work your employees perform as well as their ages, education levels, and prior knowledge about workplace safety. Safety Bingo and Safety Jackpot are two of the most popular and commonly used workplace safety games.
Safety Bingo
Safety Bingo has been around since 1987. This popular game is designed to motivate employees to become more conscious of safety in the workplace, as well as to boost morale and productivity. One of the benefits of this game is the fact that the concept of Bingo is one that most people already understand, so it can easily be implemented in most companies. It's even available in several different languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, and others.
Employees receive bingo cards, and a bingo number is posted every day. The first person to mark off five numbers in a row receives a prize, which is determined by the company. The game keeps going as long as there are no injuries (as defined by predetermined criteria communicated at the beginning of the program). If there's an injury, the game stops. The next day, a new game begins, and everyone starts over with a new card.
This simple game gets people thinking and talking about safety. Every day that goes by without an injury, each worker has an opportunity to move a step closer to winning a prize. Many companies use cash prizes, which can be particularly motivating to workers. Organizations that adopt safety bingo often experience a drastic reduction in time lost accidents and workers compensation claims.
Safety Jackpot
Safety Jackpot is a unique safety awareness and incentive program with a track record of success in improving workplace safety. The game is designed to create a workplace environment where safety awareness stays on the top of employees' minds and to reward employees for observing safety standards.
Companies who adopt this game order scratch off game cards, which are presented to employees, individually or as a team, who are observed exhibiting desired safety behaviors or completing specified safety related activities. The key is that everyone who meets the predetermined safety criteria gets a card and "wins" a prize. Prizes can vary from small items to major monetary awards, depending on the budget and preference of the company.
Utilizing Safety Games for the Workplace
Safety games can provide an excellent opportunity to reinforce appropriate and safe behaviors in the workplace. They aren't a substitute for formal safety training, but rather are an excellent supplement to the ongoing safety training that needs to be conducted in every organization.
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