Bolinger receives Award for Excellence in Safety
  by: OilOnline
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Lockport, LA ... Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been presented the "Award For Excellence In Safety" by the Shipyard Council of America (SCA). The award was presented during the association's April 7, 2008 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 total SCA rate. In 2007, SCA members set their lowest rate ever with a TRIR of 5.86.  Bollinger's rate for 2007 was 3.20.

The award was presented to Donald "Boysie" Bollinger, Bollinger Shipyards' Chairman and CEO, who accepted the award on behalf of all of the workers at Bollinger. "This is the result of Bollinger employees staying focused on safety and watching out for each other, and again their efforts have been noticed by the shipbuilding/repair industry," said Bollinger. "Thanks to our dedicated employees, Bollinger Shipyards remains one of the Safest Shipyards in America".  SCA Manager, Government Affairs, Ian Bennitt said, "Congratulations on being one of the recipients of SCA's Award for Excellence in Safety.  With SCA's TRIR being our lowest ever at 5.86, it truly is an honor and is indicative of Bollinger's commitment to safety". SCA is the largest national trade association representing the U.S. shipping industry. The association is comprised of approximately 40 SCA member companies, comprised of 100 shipyards within the United States. 

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