Safety & Quality Incentive Programs

Reinforce safe behaviours and improve quality

Encourage accountability, participation, compliance, and continuous improvement with programs designed to engage employees and drive real results.

 

Return on Recognition

The impact of recognition and workplace safety

Safety and quality thrive when employees feel connected to the outcome. Recognition and rewards drive motivation, reinforce safe habits, and foster a culture where safety, excellence, and productivity come naturally.

48
%
reduction in workplace incidents
98
%
increase in program participation
83
%
improvement in quality control

Custom incentive programs

Recognize and reinforce great work

Create structured programs to reward employees for safety milestones, quality improvements, security compliance, training completions, proactive reporting, and more.

How it works

Build programs people actually use

STEP 1

Design programs with clear goals

Establish specific safety and quality goals to encourage program participation with minimal friction.

STEP 2

Launch to a targeted audience

Deploy programs across teams, departments, or company-wide to target key compliance groups.

STEP 3

Incentivize with tailored rewards

Automatically reward employees for completion, milestones, or quality improvements through the platform.

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STEP 4

Track program success

Monitor participation, incident reduction, and quality improvements in real time.

Testimonials

What our customers say

We have an on-the-spot recognition program where leaders can immediately recognize a CRP for demonstrating safe behaviour. That recognition is visible across the organization, which motivates others to do the same. Instead of focusing on what went wrong, we’ve shifted our culture to spotlight what’s being done right—and that’s encouraged everyone to follow that path.
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Roshan Varghese
Sr. Director, Environment, Health & Safety
4Refuel
When I was tasked with finding an employee recognition vendor, I identified five options. After doing some research, Awardco was the clear winner by far.
Marla Mayo
Director of Payroll
Visionworks
One of the biggest things we were looking for was a platform that's easily accessible for all of our employees. We needed it to be simple and intuitive, and not require a lot of training.
Lauren Long
HR Operations Manager
SEF Energy
Change management was a concern when exploring new vendors. However, our leadership, HR, and associates have transitioned to Awardco seamlessly, and they appreciate its straightforward and intuitive design, which is far less complex than our previous platforms.
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Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader
Beckman Coulter
Awardco is the perfect platform for our employee recognition program. It supports our unique employee culture and community.
Rosie Scannell
Global HR
TaylorMade
There are many ways to define Americare’s culture, but at its foundation it has always been about recognition, recognition for our employees and for each other. We’ve built that into so many of our programmes and systems.
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Pat Cokingtin
Senior VP of Sales & Marketing
Americare Senior Living
Being a nurse, I know that oftentimes it's hard to keep coming back day over day. It often goes without recognition or without gratitude, but Sunshine's given us the opportunity to empower our team, empower our leaders to have that ability proud that we've had such a high engagement of our team members submitting recognitions on the platform.
Madeline Quinn
Employee Experience Manager
Children's Nebraska
I could tell millions of people that I think this should be the platform of choice.
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Ryan Zellner
Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager
Ampirical

Integrations

Seamlessly connect to everyday tools

Wherever work happens, recognition is there—fast, easy, and built into existing workflows.

Thought Leadership & Resources

Employee experience resources

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What rewards and access options are available for frontline employees?
 

Organizations can offer configured rewards such as points, gift cards, products, experiences, branded merchandise, or non-monetary recognition. The appropriate options can vary by program, location, employee group, and organizational policy.

Frontline and deskless employees may access submissions, recognition, or rewards through the Awardco web or mobile experience and other configured communication channels. Organizations can also use practical rollout methods such as QR codes or printed instructions when appropriate.

Available rewards, channels, identity requirements, currency, fulfillment, and shipping vary by country and configuration.

Can safety or quality submissions require approval before rewards are issued?
 

Organizations can design workflows in which a safety manager, quality team, administrator, supervisor, or other designated reviewer verifies a submission before an award is issued.

Approval criteria can include whether the submission is complete, whether the behaviour meets program rules, whether evidence is sufficient, whether the observation is a duplicate, and whether the reward amount is appropriate. Organizations can also separate submission, review, approval, and reward-administration responsibilities where their controls require it.

Approval workflows should be documented clearly so employees understand what qualifies, who reviews submissions, and when rewards are issued.

Can organizations configure separate permissions, budgets, and rules?
 

Programs can be structured around the organization’s operating model, including different locations, departments, cost centres, employee groups, managers, or program administrators.

Depending on configuration, organizations may define who can submit, review, approve, administer, or report on a program; which employees are eligible; which rules apply to each location or group; how budgets are allocated; and what award values are available.

Separating permissions and budgets can help organizations give local teams appropriate control while maintaining centralized governance and reporting. The specific controls and hierarchy depend on the Awardco configuration and the organization’s requirements.

Can Safety and Quality programs connect to existing forms and systems?
 

They can be designed to work with existing forms, safety platforms, quality systems, HR systems, CRM or operational tools, APIs, file feeds, and other configured data sources when the required connection is supported.

A connected workflow might send approved observations into Awardco for recognition or rewards, or use Awardco data in an organization’s existing reporting and administrative processes. The connection method may vary by system and could involve a supported integration, API, scheduled file, or another configured data exchange.

Organizations should define the system of record, data fields, approval ownership, timing, error handling, and privacy requirements before connecting systems. Not every system or workflow is supported natively, and availability should be confirmed during solution design.

How can employees submit safety or quality observations?
 

Organizations can configure an Awardco submission experience around the information needed to review an observation or contribution. A submission may include a description, category, location, date, risk level, photo, screenshot, form response, or supporting documentation.

Frontline employees may be able to submit through a mobile experience, QR code, or another configured access point rather than relying on a desktop computer. The fields and evidence requirements should be simple enough for employees to complete at the point of work while still giving reviewers the information they need.

The available submission channels and form capabilities depend on the Awardco products, configuration, and any connected systems used by the organization.

What safety and quality behaviours can Awardco incentivize?
 

Organizations can configure incentives around observable safety and quality behaviours and contributions, such as:

  • Reporting hazards, near misses, or unsafe conditions
  • Identifying quality issues or opportunities to prevent defects
  • Completing inspections, audits, checklists, or corrective actions
  • Completing required safety, quality, or compliance training
  • Maintaining certifications or required qualifications
  • Demonstrating safe-driving or equipment-safety behaviours
  • Submitting improvement ideas or participating in prevention initiatives
  • Recognizing employees or teams for quality improvements and safe work practices

The strongest programs define the behaviour or contribution being recognized, the evidence required, the approval process, and the reward criteria. Organizations should align the program with their safety, quality, legal, HR, and compliance policies before launch.

Incentivize quality and safety

Build incentive programs fully customized to your business that encourage participation, accountability, and engagement while reducing risk and improving workplace culture.