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Health, Wellness and Safety
We are committed to safety excellence.
In 2024, 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 XX% per million miles driven since 20XX. Our severe vehicle accident rate remains lower than the benchmark, at X.XX per one million miles driven.
More than
17,500 Drivers
Used the Virtual Risk Manager program and Mentor application to help improve driving techniques and safety practices.
Safety Through Training
Training plays a major role in our efforts to reduce accidents and injuries. Divisional safety onboarding processes are designed to provide newly hired sales-and-service personnel with basic safety training. In 2024, 93% of new hires completed required safety training within their first 30 days of employment.
In 2024, our global total recordable incident rate decreased by 12%* year-over-year, and our lost-time incident rate slightly increased by 2%** year-over-year in North America.
*Reflects 2024 data compared to 2023 data from global sites
**Reflects 2024 data compared to 2023 data in North America
Progress in Safety
55% Decrease
In total recordable incident rate since 2013, globally
37% Decrease
In lost-time incident rate since 2016, North America
XX% Decrease
In total vehicle accident rate in the past five years, globally
XX% Decrease
In severe vehicle accident rate in the past five years, globally
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2024 Safety Metrics
Number of incidents per 200,000 working hours
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1.32 | 1.39 | 5% |
| Greater China | 0.02 | 0.05 | 150% |
| Europe | 0.59 | 0.49 | -17% |
| International Markets | 0.46 | 0.20 | -57% |
| TOTAL | 0.85 | 0.75 | -12% |
Number of incidents with lost days per 200,000 hours worked
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 0.62 | 0.63 | 2% |
Number of vehicular accidents per million miles driven
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1.92 | 2.18 | 14% |
| Greater China | 0.38 | 0.32 | -16% |
| Europe | 2.69 | 2.59 | -4% |
| International Markets | 1.85 | 1.83 | -1% |
| TOTAL | 1.97 | 2.09 | 6% |
Number of severe vehicular accidents per million miles driven
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | X.XX | X.XX | -X% |
*Includes fatalities, bodily injuries, vehicle rollovers, incidents involving drugs and/or alcohol and environmental spills to ground or waterways
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Employees | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| Contract Employees | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Number of occupational illnesses per 200,000 working hours
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 0.09 | 0.08 | -11% |
| Greater China | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Europe | 0.00 | 0.04 | -100% |
| International Markets | 0.04 | 0.03 | -25% |
| TOTAL | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0% |