Gamification sounds simple until you ask the most important question. What exactly are we rewarding? That question determines whether points, badges, leaderboards, and challenges strengthen safety training or quietly work against it. The tools themselves are neutral. A point system can encourage workers to complete useful refreshers, practise judgment, and report hazards. The same point system can also teach workers to rush through modules, hide incidents, and treat training like a contest. In workplace safety, incentives are never harmless. They tell people what the organization values. They shape what supervisors push. They influence what workers admit, what they avoid, and what they repeat. […]