# ÇEİS Publishes New Guide on Rewarding and Recognition in OHS Culture

> The Cement Industry Employers' Association (ÇEİS) has released the "Rewarding and Recognition Guide in OHS Culture," developed from the empirical outcomes of its sectoral Occupational Health and Safety Culture Analysis. Issued in both academic and practical editions, the guide introduces a 9-step implementation framework focused on proactive safety behaviors.

Published: 2026-09-23T06:58:00+00:00
Language: en
Categories: [Construction Chemicals and Adhesives](https://chemexworld.com/en/categories/sectors/construction-chemicals-and-adhesives.md), [Process Technologies](https://chemexworld.com/en/categories/sectors/process-technologies.md)

Canonical URL:
https://chemexworld.com/en/news/ceis-publishes-new-guide-on-rewarding-and-recognition-in-ohs-culture

## Content

Dedicated to enhancing safety maturity across the heavy manufacturing ecosystem, ÇEİS translated the findings of its extensive OHS Culture Analysis Project—conducted across 51 cement plants via 463 employee surveys and 56 in-depth qualitative interviews—into an actionable industry roadmap. Addressing reward systems identified as an area open to operational improvement, the guide was finalized with direct contributions from ÇEİS OHS and HR committees.

The blueprint establishes transparent and equitable frameworks to sustain safe workplace practices, reinforce positive behavior, and drive employee engagement in occupational safety workflows.

### Shift from Outcome-Based Targets to Proactive Behavior

The guide cautions against conventional, purely monetary reward structures or zero-incident bonus models that inadvertently incentivize the underreporting of near-misses and occupational accidents. Core principles include:

- **Encouraging Proactive Reporting:** Rewarding early hazard identification, near-miss logging, and employee participation in preventative process optimizations.
- **Visible Leadership & Transparency:** Basing assessments on transparent, objective key performance indicators (KPIs) tailored to industrial risk profiles.
- **Positive Reinforcement:** Normalizing regular recognition and structured feedback across organizational tiers to embed safety into routine operational culture.

### Dual-Version Framework: 9-Step Deployment Model

The release provides two complementary editions designed for executive strategy and shopfloor execution:

- **Academic Edition:** Reviews behavioral safety theories, positive reinforcement models, risk management frameworks, and international benchmarks, structuring implementation through a 9-step roadmap from objective-setting to impact assessment.
- **Practical Edition:** Supplies operational toolkits, including scoring matrices, hazard and near-miss reporting templates, budget projection tools, behavioral observation logs, and sample governance procedures adaptable to varied site constraints.

![](https://chemexworld.com/storage/uploads/dr_h_serdar_sardan.jpg)

### Statement from ÇEİS Secretary General Dr. H. Serdar Şardan

**Dr. H. Serdar Şardan, Secretary General of ÇEİS**, stated:

> “Transforming safety culture requires translating diagnostic data into tangible shopfloor routines. Having identified reward mechanisms as a primary development area in our sectoral Culture Analysis, we addressed the framework holistically. Our objective is to make safe behaviors, early hazard identification, and corrective suggestions both visible and sustainable. We present this guide to provide actionable guidance for our member plants while actively elevating the national occupational health and safety culture.”