Bollinger wins industry awards for worker safety

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) announced Bollinger Shipyards received all three of SCA’s 2022 safety awards: “Excellence in Safety,” “Improvement in Safety” and “Significance in Safety Achievement.”
SCA, the national association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, honors shipbuilding and repair facilities with annual safety awards for enhancement of operations and promotion of safety and accident prevention.
Through their proactive approaches and dedication to improving the safety of their employees, Bollinger Shipyards is one of 15 shipyards to receive awards for their continued advancement of employee safety in the shipyard industry.
“We’re proud to recognize Bollinger and its hardworking men and women who lead the shipyard industry’s culture of safety year after year,” said Matthew Paxton, SCA President. “Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by the shipbuilding industry over the past year, Bollinger took the necessary action to protect the health and safety of its workers while continuing to keep its yards open and working, showcasing why it continues to be a maritime industry leader in workplace safety.”
“While Bollinger Shipyards is always proud to be recognized as an industry leader in workplace safety amongst our peers, this year’s award is especially meaningful after everything our employees experienced in 2021,” said Ben Bordelon, Bollinger president and CEO and chairman of SCA. “Despite the challenges presented by the ongoing global pandemic and the devastating loss following Hurricane Ida, the men and women of Bollinger maintained their commitment to upholding the highest level of safety in our industry – the Bollinger Standard. I want to commend the resilience and dedication of our employees who continued to work safely and efficiently to deliver high quality vessels for our customers on schedule and on budget.”
The shipbuilding industry continues to show a decline in recorded injuries and safety issues, and such rates have been on the decline over the past decade, the SCA said.
"With the safety of employees always at the focus, the shipbuilding industry has been able to naturally pivot to tackle the challenges 2022 has brought about while continuing operations."
SCA member companies are eligible for a Safety Award if they submit the SCA Injury & Illness survey for all four quarters, have zero fatalities throughout the year, and either have a total recordable incident rate below the SCA average or if they reduce their year-on-year TRIR by 10% or more.