May 14, 2025  
Employee Handbook 
    
Employee Handbook

Safety Awards Program


Appendix   

SAFETY AWARDS PROGRAM

Howard College intends to provide a safe and secure environment for all employees and students.  Rewards for workplace safety will be given to individuals who exemplify these efforts. 

      To qualify for an individual award, the employee must be full-time.  The following departmental employees are eligible for Howard College’s Safety Award Program: Facilities and Fleet Maintenance.  This includes the Chief Operations and Safety Security Officer.

      To qualify for the individual safety award, employees will be subject to the following criteria on fiscal year basis.

 

AWARDS PROGRAM CRITERIA:          

     1.   The employee shall not have a lost time injury.

     2.   The employee shall operate equipment and vehicles as intended and must follow any applicable safety procedures during use.

     3.   The employee shall not deviate from accident or injury notification procedures at any time.

4.   Failure to use/wear required PPE will result in the safety award being lost for that year.

5.   Failure to follow safety protocol will result in the safety award being lost for that year.

6.   Supervisors who fail to direct or correct safety protocol will lose their safety award for that year.

7.   The employee must be employed by March 1 or at least 6 months in the fiscal year to be eligible.

 

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

Individuals achieving 100% personal safety compliance with the above criteria will receive a gift signifying their personal safety achievement for that year.  Awards will be presented in the fall for the preceding year.