Oklahoma § 57-528.4
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 57-528.4, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-528.4.
On-the-job safety and performance programs - Awards.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
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 safetyrelated 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.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 120, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998. Amended by Laws
1999, c. 38, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
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