Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-528.4

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On-the-job safety and performance programs - Awards

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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 155

A. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to

encourage safety in the workplace, the Department of Corrections is

hereby directed to establish an on-the-job employee safety program

which encourages work unit safety and reduces lost productivity and

compensation costs. In order to promote job safety in work units

and provide recognition for work units with exceptional or improving

safety records, the Department of Corrections is authorized to

expend from monies available in the Department of Corrections

operating funds so much thereof as may be necessary for the purchase

of recognition awards for presentation to the members of work units

or individual employees with exceptional or improving safety records

or for other significant contributions to achievement of safety-

related goals. Recognition awards shall consist of distinctive

wearing apparel, service pins, or U.S. Savings Bonds, the value of

which shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per employee,

which recognize the safety achievement of the work unit or

individual employees.

B. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to

encourage outstanding performance in the workplace, the Department

of Corrections is hereby directed to establish an on-the-job

employee performance recognition program which encourages

outstanding job performance and productivity. In order to promote

excellence in job performance and provide recognition for work units

with exceptional performance, the Department of Corrections is

authorized to expend from monies available in the Department of

Corrections operating funds so much thereof as may be necessary for

the purchase of recognition awards for presentation to the members

of work units or individual employees with exceptional job

performance records or for other significant contributions to the

operation of the Department. Recognition awards shall consist of

distinctive wearing apparel, service pins, or U.S. Savings Bonds,

the value of which shall not exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

per employee, which recognize the achievement of the work unit or

individual employees.

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