They must give themselves internal activators to direct safe behavior, and internal rewards of pride, dignity, and self-respect after going out of their way for safety. Really, optimal safety management requires us to intervene in ways that promote balance between external and internal control. Reviewing the basics To help shape this balance, let's first take a moment to review the basics of the ABC principle. These events are activators. Sign, posters, and rules, for example, provide direction or instruction for specific behavior.
Incentives are activators that promote rewarding consequences if a target behavior occurs.
In contrast, disincentives threaten negative consequences if a certain behavior is performed. Rewards support behavior and increase the likelihood it will occur again. A punisher decreases occurrences of the behavior it follows. In other words, we do things to receive positive consequences, and we stop doing things to avoid or escape negative consequences. The power of incentives or disincentives depends on the size, immediacy, and certainty of the consequences they announce.