Practices to Motivate Safe Behaviors with Highway Construction and Maintenance Crews
In comparable private sectors, incentive and disincentive programs have effectively
promoted safe behaviors by employees. However, state departments of transportation (DOTs)
have unique limitations and restrictions on their
ability to financially incentivize safe actions by highway construction and maintenance crews
or, in some cases, implement corrective actions to
disincentivize unsafe actions. While navigating these restrictions is difficult, some DOTs have
implemented unique approaches in order to institute incentives, including monetary awards,
certificates, personal protective equipment, meals, and more.
NCHRP Synthesis 608: Practices to Motivate Safe Behaviors with Highway Construction and Maintenance Crews,
from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program,
documents state DOTs practices
regarding safety incentive and disincentive programs for highway construction and
maintenance crews.
This Summary Last Modified On: 7/14/2023