Partnering with contractors to drive safety

Building strong safety leaders is foundational.

More than 60 leaders from 30 contract companies recently met for the annual Contractor Safety Forum hosted by Phillips 66 to share safety best practices and effective ways to strengthen safety leadership.

Striving for continuous improvement.

Phillips 66's total recordable injury rate (TRR) is 25 times better than the general U.S. industrial workforce and 2.5 times better than the U.S. oil and gas industry average, but serious safety incidents still happen.

"People are our most valuable asset; therefore, it is essential that we partner with contract companies to elevate all workers' technical skills and safety leadership to reduce the likelihood of highly consequential incidents," said Todd Denton, Senior Vice President, HSE and Field Operations Support.

Preparing the next generation of safety leaders

Rich Harbison, Executive Vice President, Refining, said that the changing workforce has created an urgent need to adapt, evolve and innovate.

"A well-trained workforce that executes work safely with precision and quality will be essential to being globally competitive," he said, adding that training is about fostering an individual's deep understanding, resulting in their commitment to safety and pride in their work.

"Ultimately, partnering to invest in a pipeline of skilled, safety-minded talent for our industry makes us all safer," said Denton, "and that's the most important reason to do this."