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SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GENERAL ORDE R IS TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF
ANNUAL DEPARTMENT SAFETY INCENTIVES .
I. GENERAL
A. THE DEPARTMENT SAFETY INCENTIVE P ROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ACCOUNTABILITY OF DIVISION SAFET Y PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO DE PARTMENT
STANDARDS AND GOALS ; AND
B. THE RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEE SAFETY PERFORMANCE ; AND,
C. THE RECOGNITION OF DIVISION SAFETY PERFORMANCE .
II. SHERIFF EMPLOYEE SAFETY INCENTIVE CRITERIA
A. EACH TIME AN EMPLOYEE IS EVALUATED , PER GENERAL ORDER 11/07, THE EVALUATOR
SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE DE TERMINATION OF THE EMPLOYEE ’S SAFETY AND SECURITY
PRACTICES ሺSEEDS SECTION 11ሻ IN RELATION TO HIS /HER RANK, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TO THOSE EMPLOYEES IN HIS /HER CHARGE .
B. THE EVALUATION SHALL CONSID ER THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS :
1. PARTICIPATION IN THE DEPA RTMENT SAFETY PROGRAM .
2 26/06 ሺNEW 8/99ሻ 2. ADHERENCE TO SAFE PRACTI CES AND ESTABLISHED ORDERS .
3. SIGNIFICANCE OF CONTRIBUT IONS TO SAFETY PROGRAMS /PRACTICES ሺIF ANYሻ.
III. DIVISION SAFETY INCENTIVE CRITERIA
A. EACH DIVISION SHALL BE EVALUATED EACH APRIL BY THE DEPARTMENT SAFETY
COMMITTEE . THE EVALUATION SHALL BE BASED O N A DIVISION INCIDENCE RATE WHE N
COMPARED TO ITSELF FROM PRE VIOUSLY ESTABLISHED RATES .
1. OTHER CRITERIA THAT MAY BE CONSI DERED SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO LOST TIME RATE , COST OF INJURY OR ILLNESS AND /OR SEVERITY OF INCIDENTS .
2. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT SAFETY PROGRAM .
3. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DDITIONAL SAFETY PROGRAMS , PRACTICES , TRAINING
OR OTHER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS .
B. THE DEPARTMENT SAFETY COMMITTEE SHALL FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATIO NሺSሻ TO
EXECUTIVE STAFF FOR THEIR CONS IDERATION OF AN AWARD NOMINEE ሺSሻ.
IV. INCENTIVES
A. EMPLOYEES WHO EXHIBIT EXEMPLARY S AFETY PERFORMANCE SHALL BE REC OGNIZED BY
MEANS OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO :
1. DIVISION RECOGNITION AS DE TERMINED BY THE COMMANDER .
2. DEPARTMENT SAFETY AWARD .
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ሺAሻ SAFETY AWARD NOMINEE ሺSሻ SHALL BE PRESENTED BY HIS /HER SAFETY
COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE .
ሺBሻ THE NOMINATIONS SHALL NOT EXCLUDE ANY RANK WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT .
ሺCሻ THE DEPARTMENT SAFETY COMMI TTEE SHALL EVALUATE THE
NOMINATIONS BASED ON MER IT AND SELECT RECIPIENT ሺSሻ.
ሺDሻ RECIPIENT ሺSሻ SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FO R A TANGIBLE AWARD .
B. DIVISIONS THAT EXHIBIT EXEMPLARY SAFETY PERFORMANCE SHALL BE RE COGNIZED BY
MEANS OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO :
1. SERVICE AREA RECOGNITION .
ሺAሻ EACH CHIEF DEPUTY SHALL DETERM INE WHICH DIVISION UNDER THEIR
DIRECTION AND CONTROL IS ELIGIBL E FOR ANNUAL SAFETY RECOGNITION .
2. DEPARTMENT SAFETY AWARD
ሺAሻ THE SHERIFF SHALL DETE RMINE WHICH DIVISION