At Amazon, we are committed to and invested in safety—it’s good for our people, for our customers, for our communities, and for business.
Safety is integral to everything we do–every day, in every country, across our business. We continue to invest in capital improvements, new safety technology, vehicle safety controls, and engineered ergonomic solutions that aim to reduce and eliminate risks for our employees, partners, and communities.
Safety at a Glance
↓30%
Our global recordable incident rate (RIR) — which includes any work-related injury that requires more than basic first aid treatment — has improved 30% over the past four years.
↓8%
Our global recordable incident rate has improved 8% since 2022.
↓60%
Our global lost time incident rate — which includes any work-related injury that requires someone to take time away from work — has improved 60% over the past four years.
↓16%
Our global lost time incident rate has improved 16% since 2022.
1.1M
Our workforce in operations has grown to over 1.1M people globally.
200,000
In 2023 alone, we successfully actioned over 200,000 safety observations to help make our sites safer.
$1B
From 2019 to 2023, we invested more than $1 billion in safety initiatives.
$750M
In 2024, we are investing another
$750 million in safety initiatives.
$750 million in safety initiatives.
↓62%
Deployment of third-party technology in our delivery vans has reduced unsafe driving behaviors by 62% since 2022 in the U.S.
We have 16 Leadership Principles, which describe how we do business and how our leaders lead. In 2021, we added two new Leadership Principles: Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer and Success and Scale Bring Broad Responsibility.
The Leadership Principle Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer challenges us to create “a safer, more productive, higher performing, more diverse, and more just work environment,” and reinforces that nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our teams.
The Leadership Principle Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer challenges us to create “a safer, more productive, higher performing, more diverse, and more just work environment,” and reinforces that nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our teams.
