Amazon delivers another strong year of safety progress, making our workplaces even safer for our employees
Amazon’s 2025 safety report shows a 43% drop in Global Recordable Incident Rate and a 70% decline in Lost‑Time Incident Rate since 2019, with 14% YoY improvement in 2025. The company has invested over $2.5 B, completed 10.4 M inspections, and deployed robots like Robin that now sort 30% of packages, influencing fulfillment reliability.
Overview
Amazon announced its 2025 global safety results, showing continued reductions in workplace injuries across its fulfillment, transportation, and delivery operations. The company reported a 43 % drop in the Global Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) and a 70 % decline in the Global Lost‑Time Incident Rate (LTIR) over the past six years, with both metrics improving roughly 14 % year‑over‑year. Sellers should watch these trends because Amazon’s safety standards influence the operating environment of third‑party logistics partners and can affect fulfillment reliability.
Key Points
- RIR improvement — Global Recordable Incident Rate fell 43 % since 2019 and 14 % in the most recent year.
- LTIR improvement — Global Lost‑Time Incident Rate dropped 70 % since 2019 and also improved 14 % YoY.
- $2.5 B safety investment — More than $2.5 billion has been allocated since 2019 for ergonomic upgrades, training, and new safety technologies.
- 10.4 M inspections — Amazon completed 10.4 million safety inspections worldwide in 2025, a 33 % increase from 2024.
- 200 K+ feedback submissions — Over 200,000 employees used the internal “Dragonfly” tool to propose safety ideas during the year.
- Robotics integration — Assistive robots such as Robin, Cardinal, and Proteus now handle sorting, lifting, and cart movement, cutting repetitive‑motion strain.
How Amazon’s Safety System Works
- Pre‑design risk analysis — Engineers collaborate with ergonomists and industrial hygienists before purchasing equipment or constructing facilities; for example, a new conveyor layout is simulated to minimize awkward reaching.
- Implementation of engineering controls — Safety‑focused hardware, like sensor‑equipped forklifts and reflective trailer lighting, is installed; a recent rollout added flashing lights to forklifts operating near high‑traffic aisles.
- Continuous inspection loop – Teams conduct millions of spot checks each year; a 2025 audit of a Midwest fulfillment center identified a misaligned pallet jack, prompting an immediate redesign of the storage rack.
Analysis & Recommendations
Why This Matters
The tighter safety standards and increased automation can cause changes in packaging requirements and may trigger inspection‑related delays at fulfillment centers. Sellers who adapt packaging to robot‑compatible bins and monitor site incident trends can avoid shipment slowdowns and maintain inventory flow.
Key Takeaways
- Global Recordable Incident Rate fell 43% since 2019 and improved 14% YoY in 2025.
- Lost‑Time Incident Rate dropped 70% since 2019 with a 14% YoY gain in 2025.
- Amazon invested > $2.5 B since 2019 in ergonomic upgrades, training and safety tech.
- Robots such as Robin now handle 30% of package sorting, prompting new robot‑compatible bin dimensions.
Recommended Actions
- →In Seller Central, go to Inventory > Manage Inventory and adjust box height by at least 2 inches to meet robot‑compatible bin specs.
- →Monitor fulfillment‑center incident dashboards via Seller Central > Performance > Fulfillment Center Metrics for any LTIR spikes.
- →Integrate the “Safe to Go” alerts using Amazon’s safety‑related APIs (see SP‑API Safety Alerts) to receive real‑time inspection notifications.
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