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16 www.glancda.org R educed injuries from successful in- centive programs have saved thou- sands of dollars toward workers’ compensation insurance premiums and also minimized other losses. Employee morale at safer places is also better re- sulting in greater productivity and profitability. All in all, it is a win-win situation for both the employees and the employer. OSHA believes that in certain instances, the employer may be violating the lawwhen the incentive program discriminates against employees or provides a disincentive to employees for reporting injuries. When safety incentive programs have a disparate impact, so as to falsely reduce the reportable injuries, OSHA re- quires employers tomake changes. In this alert, we discuss ways to remain compliant and ensure that your incentive program meets OSHA’s sniff test. A memo was written earlier last year by the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor, Richard Promoting Safety & Preventing Accidents Safety Incentive Programs have been a positive influence on promoting safety and reducing accidents at the workplace.  Preventing Accidents — continued on page 19 BY SAM CELLY