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Safety & Quality Incentive Programs

Reinforce safe behaviors 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

It’s super easy to use and very intuitive.
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Mark Nelson
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Hertz
We hear positive feedback about Awardco from employees all the time! They love the program, especially the peer-to-peer recognition feature. Reading through the recognition feed and seeing what employees are posting about one another reinforces our culture and just brings joy.
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Kymberlee Stephens
Director of Employee Experience and Wellness
CloudFit Software
We love to catch our team members doing great things! They can’t pour into others from an empty cup. That’s why we invest in recognition and take the time to celebrate our people.
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Sarah Mazzocco
Chief People Officer
Americare Senior Living
We think a lot about our frontline employees. They're the ones that make us who we are and drive our business, and we wanted to make sure they knew we appreciated them. Awardco does that.
Annasuela Fritz
HR Projects and Recognition Manager
Hertz
Awardco's platform and program are far and away the best I've seen in my career. Based on behavioral science with an intuitive user interface (and truly customizable reporting!), it is a game changer in employee engagement and appreciation.
Maghan Adams
Employee Experience Specialist
MultiCare Health System
We can now give a shoutout to someone even if they’re in a different location—something we couldn’t do before. It just makes it easy when it’s all in one place.
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Lorie Miller
Business Systems Analyst
Greenfield Global
Awardco brought our recognition programs into the 21st century.
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Jeff Jensen
Director of HR, Hunt Brothers Pizza
Hunt Brothers Pizza
It is a great platform that keeps our sales team highly motivated to bring in some great numbers. I would totally recommend for more business to acquire their services and implement these incentive programs.
Muhammad B.
Sales Manager

Integrations

Seamlessly connect to everyday tools

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

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?
 

Yes. 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 behavior 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?
 

Yes. Programs can be structured around the organization’s operating model, including different locations, departments, cost centers, 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 behaviors can Awardco incentivize?
 

Organizations can configure incentives around observable safety and quality behaviors 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 behaviors
  • Submitting improvement ideas or participating in prevention initiatives
  • Recognizing employees or teams for quality improvements and safe work practices

The strongest programs define the behavior 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.