ExxonMobil leads industry in workplace safety

Despite the safety challenges inherent in the work we do, our safety record - both for employees and contractors - is consistently better than the petroleum industry average and continues to improve.

This safety performance is the result of management and employee commitment and accountability. Throughout ExxonMobil operations, safety standards are established, jobs are analysed, and potential problems and risks are identified. The focus is on recognising and eliminating hazards before they cause an accident.

Workplace safety also includes protecting the health of employees and contractors working in potentially dangerous environments. In developing countries where ExxonMobil has operations, we've funded programmes to combat health problems such as malaria and AIDS.

Safety improvements continue

ExxonMobil achieved another year of safety improvement in 2003, continuing our pacesetting performance within the industry.

The principal measure of worker safety is the Lost-Time Incident Rate, which we use throughout our operations. It quantifies worker absences due to job-related injury or illness. Lost time is expressed in relation to 200,000 work hours, which roughly equates to 100 people working 40 hours per week for one year.

For our manufacturing sites in Singapore, there were no lost time injuries to both employees and contractors in 2002. Both lost time and total recordable injury rates represent pacesetting performance in the industry.

We constantly seek to manage the work environment to prevent all injuries, and believe that involving every manager, employee and contractor will eventually make it possible to achieve zero job-related injuries. (Look at our latest Corporate Citizenship Report for more information on safety)