The primary purpose of a safety program is to reduce the number of costly accidents. Accidents result in both direct and indirect costs. An example of the former is increased medical expenses, lost worker time, and higher insurance rates. Indirect costs include work stoppage, the expense of training new employees, lower production levels, and lost business.

Research shows that a high percentage of accidents are related to attitude, culture, and behavior. The key is to improve the manner in which people approach work. In many cases the objective is to motivate people to change bad work habits. For this task promotional products are an ideal and cost effective tool. Safety programs have one of two approaches: create awareness or use incentives as rewards. In the case of the awareness approach the goal is to raise the employee's consciousness about working safely. With safety in mind, the worker will take steps to avoid accidents. In incentive programs rewards are given for accomplishing certain goals. The objective is to modify unsafe behavior.

Whatever approach you decide to take we are capable of putting together a safety program to meet your objectives. In addition to reducing accidents, safety programs have a positive impact on company morale. In a well designed safety program, the benefits far outweigh the costs.