2024 Health and Safety Performance
2024 Health and Safety Performance
Donlin Gold maintained a zero Lost Time Injury (LTI) frequency rate in 2024. The Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate (TRIFR)1 for the year was zero, surpassing our target of 1.5 or lower.
In 2024, employees and contractors at Donlin Gold received a total of 196 hours dedicated to health, safety, and emergency response training.
Notably, the collective efforts of Donlin Gold employees and contractors have resulted in over 3.0 million work hours spanning more than a decade without a single LTI or fatality. In 2025, for Health and Safety our goal will continue to be zero LTI’s and a TRIFR of 1.5 or lower.
In pursuit of this objective, NOVAGOLD’s collaboration with Donlin Gold will persist in developing and executing comprehensive health and safety training programs for all employees and contractors before initiating field operations. Concurrently, we will maintain ongoing scrutiny and reporting mechanisms to evaluate the efficacy of these programs.
| 2022-2024 LTI, TRIFR and Hours Worked | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| LTI | None | None | None |
| TRIFR | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Hours worked without a LTI | 274,968 | 123,901 | 50,716 |
Donlin Gold, with a commitment to investing in and supporting its employees, actively participates in various community safety programs within the Y-K region.
In 2024, NOVAGOLD supported the Alaska Safe Riders project, promoting safe snow machine practices, a key winter activity and necessity in the Y-K region.
In partnership with the Tribal transportation programs of Napaimute and Crooked Creek, Donlin Gold provided financial support for the construction and maintenance of ice roads, which cover an average of 150 miles annually. These roads facilitate winter travel between remote Kuskokwim River communities, providing access to community events, cultural activities, sports, and essential services.
Additionally, Donlin Gold collaborated with KSKO Radio to supply hand-held radios to Middle Kuskokwim villages, ensuring access to local news and weather updates in areas with limited internet.
1. Total Recordable Incident Frequency Rate is defined as an incidence rate of lost-time injuries, fatalities, and medical incidents and is computed using the formula: (number of injuries and illnesses X 200,000) / employee hours worked = medical incidence rate. Note: “200,000” represents the number of hours 100 employees work based on 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year, and provides the standard base for calculating the incidence rate for an entire year.