Equinor's safety trend continues in a positive direction. At the end of the first quarter, the total number of serious incidents and personal injuries per million hours worked remains at the lowest level so far for the company.
At the end of the first quarter of 2025, the serious incident frequency per million hours worked (SIF) was 0.28*, an improvement from the fourth quarter of 2024. Serious personal injuries are also included in the serious incident statistics.
"Along with our suppliers and partners, we're continuing our efforts to prevent major accidents and serious personal injuries, for example through additional focus on management training and systematic lessons learned," says Jannicke Nilsson, executive vice president for safety, security and sustainability.
"We're working to bolster our safety culture through proactive management in an effort to create clarity, confidence, transparency and engagement," Nilsson says.
As of the first quarter, the total recordable injury frequency per million hours worked (TRIF) is 2.2 for the last 12 months, an improvement from the fourth quarter of 2024.
Five oil and gas leaks have been registered over the last 12 months. These leaks are classified according to the degree of severity in relation to the discharge rate.
There have been no incidents with major accident potential or serious well control incidents in the first quarter.
Preventive work
Through the "Always Safe" annual wheel, Equinor is working with other operating companies and suppliers to enhance the understanding of factors that prevent safe work. The focus in the "Always Safe" learning package for the second quarter is on preventing personal injuries. This builds on prevention of major accidents, which was the topic for the first quarter.
"Several of the serious incidents we experienced in the last quarter are associated with moveable objects, vehicles, releasing pressure and falling objects. In order to build on lessons learned from the serious incidents, we'll be particularly emphasising risk understanding associated with planning and implementing work for relevant personnel on installations both onshore and offshore," Nilsson says.
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* As of the first quarter of 2025, SIF is being reported with two decimals to better reflect minor changes in the frequency.
