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Health, Wellness and Safety
We are committed to safety excellence.
In 2023, we continued our commitment
to safety excellence.
Safety On the Road
Keeping our associates safe when they are on the road is one of our top priorities. Ecolab’s more than 26,000 sales-and-service associates regularly drive to and from customer locations. Continuous driver safety training is key to achieving our safety goal and part of our commitment to do all we can to improve driving behaviors and keep our teams safe behind the wheel.
Our focus on innovation and technology has helped us improve driver behavior and enhance driver safety. As a result, we have reduced our total vehicle accident rate by 38% per million miles driven since 2019. Our severe vehicle accident rate remains lower than the benchmark, at 0.07 per one million miles driven.
More than
17,000 Drivers
Used the Virtual Risk Manager MentorSM eDriving application, a smartphone app that not only identifies risky driving behavior, but also remediates it with in-app micro-training and driver self-improvement efforts based on in-app feedback.
Safety Through Training
Training plays a major role in our efforts to reduce accidents and injuries. All Ecolab divisions provide basic safety training to newly hired sales-and-service associates. In 2023, 91% of new hires completed required safety training within their first 30 days of employment. And training is translating into results. In 2023, our global total recordable incident rate decreased by 1%* year-over-year, and our lost-time incident rate decreased by 13%** year-over-year in North America.
*Reflects 2023 data compared to 2022 data from global sites
**Reflects 2023 data compared to 2022 data in North America
Progress in Safety
48% Decrease
In total recordable incident rate since 2013, globally
42% Decrease
In lost-time incident rate since 2016, North America
38% Decrease
In total vehicle accident rate in the past five years, globally
41% Decrease
In severe vehicle accident rate in the past five years, globally
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2023 Safety Metrics
Number of incidents per 200,000 working hours
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change vs 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1.47 | 1.34 | -9% |
| Greater China | 0.05 | 0.02 | -60% |
| Europe | 0.45 | 0.60 | 33% |
| International Markets | 0.36 | 0.41 | 14% |
| TOTAL | 0.88 | 0.87 | -1% |
Number of incidents with lost days per 200,000 hours worked
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change vs 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 0.67 | 0.58 | -13% |
Number of vehicular accidents per million miles driven
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change vs 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 2.12 | 1.95 | -8% |
| Greater China | 0.42 | 0.38 | -10% |
| Europe | 2.88 | 2.65 | -8% |
| International Markets | 1.96 | 1.84 | -6% |
| TOTAL | 2.14 | 1.98 | -7% |
Number of severe vehicular accidents per million miles driven
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change vs 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 0.06 | 0.07 | 17% |
*Includes fatalities, bodily injuries, vehicle rollovers, incidents involving drugs and/or alcohol and environmental spills to ground or waterways
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change vs 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Employees | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| Contract Employees | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Number of occupational illnesses per 200,000 working hours
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change vs 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 0.06 | 0.09 | 50% |
| Greater China | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Europe | 0.06 | 0.00 | -100% |
| International Markets | 0.07 | 0.04 | -43% |
| TOTAL | 0.06 | 0.05 | -17% |