Abstract
Several field studies are reviewed that evaluated the impact of various incentive- based programs to motivate safety belt use among employees of four industrial plants in Southwest Virginia. The results of initial programs provoked important research questions that were targeted in subsequent program development and evaluation. Blue- collar workers were much less apt than white- collar workers to participate in a safety belt incentive program; therefore, subsequent research efforts were directed toward understanding these differences and developing a program to effect substantial increases in safety belt use among blue- collar employees.