Our safety awards program is designed to reward safe working employees and inspire others to help us achieve an accident free work environment for all of our employees and customers. Maintaining a safe working environment is everyone's responsibility. It is the goal at Ron Williams Construction to promote the well being of all.

Employees that exhibit such involvement and actively participate should and will be rewarded accordingly.

Safety Awards Program Guidelines

The purpose of this program is to provide incentive for all company employees to take ownership of our company safety efforts and get personally "involved" in preventing accidents and injuries within our workforce. Employees that exhibit such involvement and actively participate should and will be rewarded accordingly. This document provides operating guidelines for this system.

Scope: This program shall include opportunities for all company employees to participate.

Operating Rules:

1. All points awarded must be documented.
1. Safety meeting sign in sheets complete with employee signatures and employee ID numbers shall constitute documentation.
2. Properly completed STOP cards shall constitute documentation.
3. Signed, dated point award forms, from authorized persons shall constitute documentation.
4. Points awarded company wide for milestones shall be documented by company official awarding points. This documentation shall include the reason for awarding points, date, the number of points to be awarded to each employee, and the signature of the issuing official.


2. Employees may accumulate awarded points for an unlimited time period.


3. Employees receiving a Reduction of Force shall be given the opportunity to redeem or hold points.


4. Points shall be tracked by the company Safety Department


5. Employees may lose or be docked points for exhibiting behaviors that are unbecoming of team players. Examples are; ie. Theft, failure to comply with company substance abuse policies, and violence or threats toward other employees. This is not a complete list and ultimate decisions shall be made by the senior management team and the HSE manager.

Points shall be awarded for:

1. Individual performance:
1. Safety meeting attendance - each employee that signs the safety meeting sign in sheet for meetings shall be awarded credits for attendance. The sign in sheet shall serve as documentation for awarding points.
2. Presenting safety meeting topics. (superintendents excluded) - employees foreman/pusher level and below that wish to present/conduct safety meetings may volunteer and receive extra points for their participation. Employees wishing to present will be assisted with preparation of the topic by the safety department.
3. STOP program participation - cash card awards being utilized at this time will be replaced with points. Multiple STOP cards presented for the same unsafe condition or at-risk behavior (duplicates) shall not be awarded points.
4. Participation in jobsite focused Safety Inspection Program - employees assisting with jobsite focused safety inspections shall be awarded points for participation.
5. Participating in Safety Slogan of the Month Program (Extra points awarded if the employees slogan is chosen for use) - employees will have opportunities to submit ideas for Safety Slogan of the Month. Each employee that submits a suggestion will be awarded points.
6. Employees whose suggestion is chosen for use will be awarded extra points.
7. Presenting a positive "Safety Attitude" (shall be determined by the employee's supervisor or a member of the company Safety Dept). Supervisors will be allotted points each month to reward employees.
8. Presenting innovative ideas (ideas that improve company systems or save expenditures).
9. Completion of quality JSA's. JSA's will be randomly audited. Documents showing exceptional quality shall be rewarded. Persons participating in hazard recognition and management of hazards will be eligible for points.
10. Reporting of "Near Miss" incidents. Incident reporting is a priority to allow us to management and minimize impact. Employees choosing to report minor incidents or incidents that could have resulted in injury or major equipment damage will be rewarded.
11. Participating in incident investigations. Employees that actively participate in accident investigations will be rewarded with points for their participation.
12. Awards for successfully completing months without recordable incidents company wide. All company employees will be awarded points for completion of each month with no recordable injuries or significant equipment damage incidents.
13. Completion of all assigned training.
14. Stopping unsafe work prior to occurrence of an incident.


2. Company Wide Performance:
1. Employees will be awarded points for successfully reaching milestones established by the company executive committee and HSE Manager.