safe and healthy workplace

Oxy is strongly committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for every employee. 

Oxy has stringent health, environment and safety (HESS) policies in place at every work site.  On all Oxy premises, every employee and contractor is required to abide by these policies, assume responsibility for taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their coworkers, and immediately report accidents or unsafe practices or conditions. 

Oxy has an outstanding safety performance record.  Oxy’s 2006 Injury and Illness Incident Rate (IIR—the number of recordable injuries and illnesses per 100 workers per year) was 0.47.  This excellent performance places Oxy among the safest companies. For the tenth consecutive year, employee IIR has been less than one - a strong indicator of Oxy's successful safety programs. 

Further details are available in Oxy’s Annual Report on Health, Environment and Safety (PDF) .