LOCKPORT, LA, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has received awards for Excellence in Safety, Improvements in Safety, and Occupational Safety awards from two industry groups.
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| The Shipbuilders Council of America present the Award for Excellence in Safety and the Award for Improvement in Safety for 2009 to Bollinger executive vice president, Chris Bollinger during the April 2010 meeting held in Washington, D.C. (Pictured left to right: Ian Bennitt, SCA - Manager Government Affairs; Chris Bollinger, Bollinger Shipyards - Executive Vice President; and Matthew Paxton, SCA - President.) |
The Award for Excellence in Safety and the Award for Improvement in Safety for 2009 were presented to Bollinger by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA). The awards were received during the association's April 26-28, 2010 general membership meeting held in Washington, D.C. The Award for Excellence in Safety is given to member companies who have an end-of-year Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) that is below the average SCA rate. The Award for Improvement in Safety is given to member companies who have reduced their TRIR by ten percent or more.
Earlier in April, The National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter held their 59th Annual Clem Buckman Occupational and Fleet Safety Awards Banquet. At the banquet, Bollinger facilities were presented three separate awards for safety. The chapter's 2009 Award of Honor was presented to eleven (11) Bollinger facilities based on LTAR: Bollinger Algiers, LLC; Bollinger Calcasieu, LLC; Bollinger Fourchon, LLC; Bollinger Shipyards Lockport – Repair; Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. – Corporate; Bollinger Texas City, LP; Bollinger Larose, LLC; Bollinger Marine Fabricators, LLC; Bollinger Amelia Repair, LLC; Bollinger Lockport – New Construction; and Chand.
The 2009 Award of Merit was presented to two (2) Bollinger facilities based on LTAR: Bollinger Morgan City, LLC; and Bollinger Quick Repair, LLC.
The 2008-2009 Delta Safety Society Most Improved Award was presented to Bollinger Algiers, LLC.
Bollinger's CEO and Chairman of the Board, Donald "Boysie” Bollinger said, "I am extremely proud of our entire workforce for their commitment to safety and the improvements that our companies have made over the past year. BSI is one of the safest shipyards in the industry, and these awards confirm that our employees continue to honor our commitment to safety.”
Shipbuilders Council of America (http://www.shipbuilders.org/), (SCA) is the largest and most broadly-based national trade association representing the U.S. shipyard industry. SCA members build, repair and service America's fleet of commercial vessels. SCA members constitute the shipyard industrial base that maintains and repairs Navy combatant ships and other government craft, as well as builds small and midsized vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other government agencies. The Council represents43 companies that own and operate over 100 shipyards, with facilities on all three U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland waterways system, Alaska and Hawaii. SCA also represents29 affiliate members that provide goods and services to the shipyard industry.
National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter (http://www.metrosafety.org/), was founded in 1950 and provides safety and health information, training, programs and resources in South Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region.
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. is a leading designer and builder of ocean-going double hull barges, offshore oil field support vessels, tug boats, rigs, liftboats, inland waterways push boats and barges, fast military patrol boats and other steel and aluminum products from its three new construction shipyards. Bollinger has 12 shipyards and all are strategically located between New Orleans and Houston with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Waterway. Bollinger is the largest vessel repair company in the Gulf of Mexico region with a total of 32 dry-docks in Louisiana and Texas.
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