2026 Valero Report on Guiding Principles - Report - Page 18
Employee Safety Training
Safety training ensures that our employees are provided the knowledge, skills and
abilities required to execute their jobs to the highest standard. As stated in our CTEMS
expectations, all employees receive appropriate training throughout their employment.
This includes training in emergency preparedness, process safety, the seven Life-Saving
Rules, cybersecurity risks, and on all processes and equipment changes affecting their
job assignments. Training programs include computer-based sessions, instructor-led
courses, frequent safety meetings and daily safety talks. We also have internal processes
in place through which we continue to review and update our training programs.
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)
Combined Employee/Contractor
Safety Performance
0.90
In 2025, Valero
employees
completed
more than
562,000 hours in
safety training
programs.
Valero employees
and contractors
(Recordable injuries per 200,000 working hours)
Re昀椀ning industry20
0.68
0.40
0.16
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Contractor Safety Training
As safety is a top priority, the contractors we hire are required to
uphold the strong safety culture of Valero in their everyday work. In
2025, our contractors completed more than 781,100 safety training
hours.
All contractors are prescreened by a third party to ensure
they meet or exceed Valero’s health and safety expectations.
Contractors are also trained initially and annually through a
reciprocal contractor safety council focused on site-speci昀椀c health
and safety requirements. As a part of our CTEMS expectations,
we have a program in place to ensure contractor alignment with
Valero's safety, health, environmental and reliability expectations.
This includes:
• Clear accountabilities and requirements for safety and
contract performance
• Requirements for contractors to have in place controls
ensuring procured materials and services are veri昀椀ed and
quali昀椀ed as contracted
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Contractor safety training at the
Valero Three Rivers Re昀椀nery.
2025
