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 2013, globally. Our severe vehicle accident rate remains lower than the benchmark, at 0.079 per one million miles driven.
Health, Wellness and Safety
We are committed to safety excellence.
At Ecolab, the safety of our employees, contractors and visitors is a top priority and embedded into our company values. We strive for zero incidents, zero injuries and zero violations. This represents a collective Goal Zero mindset that each employee must commit to own and deliver on every day. Year-on-year, we also strive to incrementally improve safety at all our sites to protect employees and communities.
In 2024, We Continued Our Commitment to Safety Excellence
Safety On the Road
More than
17,500 Drivers
Used the Virtual Risk Manager program and Mentor application
to promote continuous self-improvement.
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.
*Reflects 2024 data compared to 2023 data from global sites
Progress in Safety
55% Decrease
55% Decrease
In total recordable incident rate since 2013, globally
In total recordable incident rate since 2013, globally
37% Decrease
37% Decrease
In lost-time incident rate since 2016, North America
In lost-time incident rate since 2016, North America
38% Decrease
38% Decrease
In total vehicle accident rate since 2013, globally
In total vehicle accident rate since 2013, globally
54% Decrease
54% Decrease
In severe vehicle accident rate since 2013, globally
In severe vehicle accident rate since 2013, globally
2025 Safety Metrics
Total Recordable incident Rate (TRIR)
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% |
LOST-TIME incident RATE (LTIR)
Number of incidents with lost days per 200,000 hours worked
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 0.62 | 0.63 | 2% |
TOTAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT RATE (TVAR)
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% |
SEVERE VEHICLE ACCIDENT RATE (SVAR)
Number of severe vehicular accidents per million miles driven
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 0.075 | 0.079 | 5% |
*Includes fatalities, bodily injuries, vehicle rollovers, incidents involving drugs and/or alcohol and environmental spills to ground or waterways
FATALITIES
| 2023 | 2024 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Employees | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| Contract Employees | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Occupational Illness Frequency Rate (OIFR)
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% |
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Ecolab Global Headquarters
Office of Corporate Sustainability
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, MN 55102
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