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Safety performance data

Personal safety [A]

 

Unit

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

Ipieca

SASB

GRI

Fatalities [B]

Number

2

8

0

7

2

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Employees

Number

0

0

0

3

0

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Contractors

Number

2

8

0

4

2

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Fatal accident rate

Number per 100 million hours

0.4

1.7

0.0

1.4

0.4

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Employees

Number per 100 million hours

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.6

0.0

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Contractors

Number per 100 million hours

0.7

2.9

0.0

1.2

0.6

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Serious injury, illness and fatality (SIF) [C] [D]

Number

8

32

23

35

 

Employees

Number

0

5

5

9

 

Contractors

Number

8

27

18

26

 

Serious injury, illness and fatality frequency (SIF-F) [C] [D]

Number per 100 million hours

1.7

6.9

6.0

7.5

 

Employees

Number per 100 million hours

0.0

2.7

2.7

4.9

 

Contractors

Number per 100 million hours

2.8

9.8

6.8

7.8

 

Total recordable case frequency (TRCF)

Number per million hours

1.0

0.9

0.7

0.9

0.9

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Employees

Number per million hours

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.6

0.7

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Contractors

Number per million hours

1.1

1.1

0.9

1.1

1.0

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Lost time injury frequency (LTIF)

Number per million hours

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Employees

Number per million hours

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.2

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

Contractors

Number per million hours

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-9

[A]

In line with industry standards, we distinguish three contract modes. Mode 1: contractor/supplier performs work under Shell’s HSSE Management System (HSSE MS); Mode 2: contractor/supplier performs work under its own HSSE MS, which is materially equivalent to Shell’s HSSE MS; Mode 3: contractor/supplier performs work under its own HSSE MS. Also in line with industry standards, we report on safety performance only for contract modes 1 and 2. We have updated some of our historical figures following a review of the data.

[B]

Includes fatal occupational injuries and illnesses except for those related to COVID-19. There were two COVID-19-related occupational illnesses in 2020 that resulted in death (0 employees, 2 contractors) and one COVID-19-related fatality in 2021 (0 employees, 1 contractor).

[C]

Defined as a serious work-related injury or illness, including those that resulted in fatality or a life-altering event. Life-altering event is defined as a long-term or permanent injury or illness with significant impact on daily activities. Examples of SIF include, but are not limited to, permanent total disability, amputation of a body part (full or partial), reduced bodily mobility (full or partial), third-degree burns, impaired vision, hearing, sense of taste or smell.

[D]

Data before 2019 are not available. The number of SIF cases for 2019 and 2020 reflects the best estimate. Combined workforce SIF frequency for 2019-20 was adjusted to account for some uncertainty in the number of SIF cases.

Road transport safety [A]

 

Unit

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

Ipieca

SASB

GRI

Road transport safety performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHS-4

Severe motor vehicle incident frequency rate [B]

Number of severe motor vehicle incidents per 100 million kilometres driven

3.1

1.7

2.1

3.5

3.1

 

SHS-4

Number of severe motor vehicle incidents [B]

Number

14

8

10

20

19

 

SHS-4

Number of road-transport-related fatalities (employees and contractors)

Number

1

0

0

2

0

 

SHS-4

Kilometres driven

Million km

456

473

471

579

605

 

SHS-4

[A]

In line with industry standards, we distinguish three contract modes. Mode 1: contractor/supplier performs work under Shell’s HSSE Management System (HSSE MS); Mode 2: contractor/supplier performs work under its own HSSE MS, which is materially equivalent to Shell’s HSSE MS; Mode 3: contractor/supplier performs work under its own HSSE MS. Also in line with industry standards, we report on safety performance only for contract modes 1 and 2.

[B]

Severe motor vehicle incident is defined as a motor vehicle incident resulting in a fatality, serious injury or a rollover of a vehicle.

Process safety [A]

 

Unit

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

Ipieca

SASB

GRI

Operational process safety events [B] [C]

Number

66

103

103

130

121

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Tier 1

Number

15

38

34

41

35

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Upstream

Number

3

7

10

7

6

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions

Number

2

2

3

1

0

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Downstream

Number

9

29

20

32

28

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Other

Number

1

0

1

1

1

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Tier 2

Number

51

65

69

89

86

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Upstream

Number

1

13

14

22

23

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Integrated Gas, Renewables and Energy Solutions

Number

10

4

3

7

6

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Downstream

Number

38

46

49

59

54

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

Other

Number

2

2

3

1

3

 

SHS-6

EM-EP-540a.1

[A]

We have updated some of our historical figures following a review of the data.

[B]

Process safety events are classified according to guidance from the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers and the American Petroleum Institute.

[C]

In 2022, there were three Tier 1 sabotage-related events (not included in the above data). The classification of sabotage-related process safety events is made on the best-endeavours basis.

Health

 

Unit

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

Ipieca

SASB

GRI

Total recordable occupational illness frequency (TROIF) (employees only) [A]

Number per million hours

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.5

0.4

 

SHS-3

EM-EP-320a.1

403-10

[A]

Does not include COVID-19-related occupational illnesses. There were 122 COVID-19-related employee occupational illnesses in 2022.

Security [A]

 

Unit

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

Ipieca

SASB

GRI

Using armed security

% of countries

16

14

14

20

21

 

SHS-7

Using armed company security

% of countries

1

3

1

1

3

 

SHS-7

Using armed contractor security

% of countries

9

8

8

11

10

 

SHS-7

[A]

Data obtained from an internal survey completed by the senior Shell representative in each country.