The health and safety of our employees is a primary objective at Methanex. We believe that all injuries are preventable so we continually drive to improve our health and safety management systems at all Company locations. If an incident does occur, a corporate-wide incident reporting system enables employees to share information about what happened and why, and take corrective measures to prevent a recurrence.

Methanex voluntarily shares recordable injury data with the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) and participates in SHARE (Safety and Health Analysis, Recognition and Exchange), which allows member companies to compare their injury and illness performance with chemical industry averages. Companies classify on-the-job injury and illness experience using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Guidelines, a well-accepted North American standard.

Methanex's recordable injury frequency compared with other chemical companies and industry contractors is shown in the accompanying chart.

For more detailed technical information about methanol please visit our Technical and Safety Data page.

The ‘recordable injuries frequency rate’ (RIFR) is the number of recordable injuries per 200,000 hours worked. Recordable injuries include incidents that require medical attention, or that result in restricted work or lost time. SHARE (Safety and Health Analysis, Recognition and Exchange) is a database compiled by the CCPA.