Summary
In short
- A recognition and reward record is a record used in KnowSafe that records recognition given for good safety practice, a good catch or a difficult stop work call. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.5.4 and forms part of the Safety Culture and Engagement programme.
- Raised whenever it is deserved. Completed by any manager.
- The template holds 28 fields across 4 sections.
- Scoring is recognitions given, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Observations, Hazard reports.
What it is
What it is
What is a recognition and reward record?
A recognition and reward record is a record used in KnowSafe that records recognition given for good safety practice, a good catch or a difficult stop work call. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.5.4 and forms part of the Safety Culture and Engagement programme.
When is a recognition and reward record completed?
A recognition and reward record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Raised whenever it is deserved.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form REW-2026-000
- You are running the Safety Culture and Engagement programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links observations, hazard reports
Not for
- Safety Climate Survey, which measures how people actually experience safety here, covering trust, reporting, pressure and whether stopping work feels possible.
- Felt Leadership Tour Record, which records a senior manager spending time on the floor talking about safety, and what they heard.
- Safety Conversation Record, which records a short two way conversation about how a job is going and what makes it harder to do safely.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the recognition and reward record template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.5.4. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the recognition and reward record contain?+
There are 4 sections: header, what happened, related records, recognition given. Together they hold 28 fields, 22 of which are required.
How often is a recognition and reward record raised?+
A new record is raised at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Each one is given an ID in the form REW-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the recognition and reward record belong to?+
It is part of Safety Culture and Engagement. A measured culture position, with interventions matched to the maturity level you actually have.
How is a recognition and reward record scored?+
Scoring is recognitions given. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the recognition and reward record template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the recognition and reward record library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization