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

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.

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

55% Decrease

In total recordable incident rate since 2013, globally

37% Decrease

In lost-time incident rate since 2016, North America

38% Decrease

In total vehicle accident rate since 2013, globally

54% Decrease

In severe vehicle accident rate since 2013, globally

See Our 2024 Growth & Impact ReportSee Our 2024 Growth & Impact Report

2024 Safety Metrics

Total Recordable incident Rate (TRIR)

LOST-TIME incident RATE (LTIR)

TOTAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT RATE (TVAR)

SEVERE VEHICLE ACCIDENT RATE (SVAR)

FATALITIES

Occupational Illness Frequency Rate (OIFR)

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With unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology, we partner with customers to deliver world-class results and optimized operations. Contact us to learn how we can help you.

Ecolab Inc.
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, MN 55102

Ecolab Customer Service: 
Phone: +1-800-352-5326

Nalco Water Customer Service
Phone: +1-800-288-0879

Give Us a Call

With unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology, we partner with customers to deliver world-class results and optimized operations. Contact us to learn how we can help you.

Ecolab Inc.
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, MN 55102

Ecolab Customer Service
Phone: +1-800-352-5326

Nalco Water Customer Service
Phone: +1-800-288-0879

Contact Us

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