Health and Safety
2007 Safety Performance
Syncrude's safety record improved in all main categories in 2007 compared to 2006. The lost-time injury frequency rate for both Syncrude employees and contractors declined, for example, by 70 percent to 0.05 per hundred person years worked, matching Syncrude's previous best performance, in 2005. At five, the number of lost-time injuries was also at its lowest level in the last five years.
Total recordable injury frequency for Syncrude and its contractors reached a new low, at 0.70 per hundred person years worked. Employee injury severity, at 2.29 lost workdays per lost-time injury, was the lowest in five years; contractor performance on this metric also showed substantial improvement over 2006. A renewed focus on safety as the top priority throughout the organization contributed to the performance, and efforts to achieve an injury-free workplace are ongoing.
Lost-time injuries (combined syncrude and contractor)
vs. equivalent workforce hours
