Custom Safety Challenge Coins Pave the Way
At Linde, team members are making a safer environment one coin at a time! As a global industrial gases and engineering company, employees at Linde face certain safety hazards in their everyday work. That’s why safety is such a priority at the company, and why they decided to create a custom safety challenge coin to help promote a safer working environment.
Custom coins have long been used to reward excellence. Leadership at Linde wants to take that a step further and use these coins as a public form of recognition for employees who display positive safety behavior.
In their own words, “When you see positive safety behaviors, pass this coin along!”
Why Safety Challenge Coins Matter
Whether it’s employee recognition or a workplace safety initiative, challenge coins help reinforce culture, celebrate victories, and bring people together. When we ask our customers about what helps make their coins so meaningful and effective, they’ve reported a few major benefits:
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Physical token of appreciation: There’s nothing wrong with calling out your best team members or giving someone a pat on the back for a job well done. But challenge coins take things a step further. They are more formal, bring attention to your best people, and provide a meaningful keepsake that can be carried with pride.
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Boost program adoption: It turns out that people really love challenge coins! The more the coins are shared, the more people on your team will want to earn a coin of their own. For safety programs, that means more people will learn best practices of their own volition in hopes of earning a coin! For Linde, they’ve seen safety improve along with a general boost in employee engagement!
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Strengthen team spirit: Shared experience brings people together. The most popular challenge coins capture a feeling of team spirit, making them more than just a trophy or token.
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Promote awareness: You’ll be surprised how fast your message gets out once the coins start exchanging hands. Many of our customers choose to incorporate safety slogans that call back to specific training or initiatives. You can also incorporate QR codes to give the recipients access to more resources. Safety coins like these get people talking, promoting your program and working toward making a safer environment for everyone.
Creating a Safety Challenge Coin Design of Your Own
Creating a custom safety coin tailored to your business and programs is easy. There are no limits to what’s possible in design, so feel free to get as creative as you like! If you need some inspiration, below are some of the most common elements we see in safety coin designs:
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Company logos and colors: Incorporating your own branding helps employees feel connected to the design. We can match your brand colors perfectly using Pantone colors!
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Safety symbols: Hard hats, safety cones, and all kinds of other emblems can be added in fun ways to help your design stand out!
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Inspirational goals and slogans: If your coins are part of a specific program, be sure to include the messaging that’s most important to convey to your team. Sometimes our clients order one design, and other times they order a whole series of safety coins designed to highlight specific actions and initiatives.
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Unique business features: To really make your coins stand out, have some fun with the design and make it feel personal to your team! Add specific features unique to your line of business or company. Sometimes, the more niche, the better!
If you need help coming up with a fun design for your safety challenge coins, no worries! You’ve come to the right place. At Signature Coins, we’ve been handcrafting custom coins for over 20 years. Just submit a quote, and we’ll set to work bringing your ideas to life!