I would say, absolutely.
Safetey culture, is a learned behavior. The importance of safetey, and the culture you create with your students will be directly impacted by how you handle infringements.
As for myself, I take two points from a students final grade, and explain that in the Field, they would simply be sent home and would eventually be terminated for this violation.
Grades are the only currency you ultimately have to modify student behavior. Because I impliment cleanliness and safetey consequences for non compliance, I rarely have these issues at all. Instructors that I have heard complain of this issue, do not impliment fiscal academic reductions for infringements.
I prefer the point deduction system over sending the student home for a day. If I send them home, they may lose out on instruction that will ultimately punish the class as well as myself, when I have to repeat instruction for the benefit of the offender. Overcoming a GPA drop is less invasive, as the student will still graduate and learn. Since this is ultimately our goal, the point system is quite effective.
