Fortescue has opened the 2026 financial year with steady safety results and a clear focus on maintaining safe operations across its sites.
In the company’s September quarter report, Fortescue recorded a Leading Safety Index (LSI) of 156 and a Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) of 1.4 for the 12 months to September 30, 2025.
The LSI tracks the presence of safety across the business by assigning positive scores to promoters and negative scores to detractors of safety, while TRIFR measures recordable injuries per million hours worked.
Chief executive officer of metals and operations, Dino Otranto, said Fortescue achieved “important milestones” during the quarter.
“Fortescue has delivered a strong start to FY26, achieving record first quarter shipments of 49.7Mt, up four per cent on the prior year,” Otranto said.
Underpinning this progress is the company’s continued attention to safety performance across all aspects of its operations.
Safety also continues to remain Fortescue’s highest value, embedded through its code of conduct and integrity framework.
“Fortescue’s focus on safety empowers everyone to take whatever action is required to ensure our workplace is safe for all,” its code of conduct reads. “This includes pausing and taking time to assess a task to ensure it is safe before proceeding and ensuring your workplace is psychologically safe for everyone.”
Fortescue’s approach extends beyond physical safety to workplace culture. During a 2022 pilot program with Rio Tinto, Otranto made clear the company’s zero-tolerance stance on sexual harassment, bullying and racism, a position that continues to shape its policies and expectations today.
The quarterly report also highlighted the release of Fortescue’s 2025 Climate Transition Plan, outlining tangible actions toward its target of Real Zero emissions by 2030, alongside updates to key decarbonisation partnerships.
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