According to World Oil, Danos Group posted a companywide Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.07 in 2025, its lowest on record, logged across more than 11.5 million work hours spanning both of its core business segments.
Safety Numbers That Stand Out
The result breaks down by segment: Danos Operations Services recorded a TRIR of 0.05, and Performance Energy Services (PES) came in at 0.13, both representing record lows for their respective units. For context, the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry average TRIR typically runs between 0.7 and 1.0, making Danos’s figures notably below the sector norm.
CEO Paul Danos credited the workforce directly. “We are extremely proud of our employees and the responsibility they take in protecting themselves and those around them every day,” he said. “Achieving the lowest TRIR in our company’s history demonstrates our commitment to maintaining strong safety performance across operations.”
The company pointed to pre-job planning, hazard recognition programs, stop-work authority culture, and ongoing leadership development as the primary drivers behind the improvement.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- TRIR is a contract qualifier. Operators increasingly screen subcontractors by TRIR before awarding work. A rate above 1.0 can disqualify a company from bidding on Gulf Coast and Permian Basin projects outright.
- Stop-work authority programs are measurable. Danos specifically cited stop-work authority as a contributing factor, a program OSHA supports and operators expect subcontractors to have in writing and in practice.
- Pre-job planning reduces exposure. Formalizing job hazard analyses (JHAs) before each task is one of the lowest-cost ways smaller field service companies can drive down incident rates and document safety culture for client audits.
- Training investment pays off in bids. Documented workforce competency programs give subcontractors a concrete talking point when operators ask how safety performance is managed, not just measured.
