Austal USA Earns SCA Award For Safety

A testament to Austal’s ongoing commitment to safety

Austal USA is excited to announce we have been notified by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) that Austal has earned the 2014 SCA Award for Improvement in Safety. According to the notification signed by Ian Bennett, SCA Manager of Government Affairs, “SCA awards this honor to shipyard members with a 10% or more year-on-year reduction of their total recordable incidents rates (TRIR).” The letter goes on to say, “Receiving this award is a testament to Austal’s ongoing commitment to safety.”

The SCA is a national trade association that represents 41 companies that own and operate over 120 shipyards, with facilities on all three U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland waterways system, Alaska and Hawaii.  In 16 of the last 17 years, SCA’s average TRIR has been more than 20% below the industry average. The safety data Austal provided to SCA contributed to one of SCA’s lowest TRIR averages ever.

“We are proud to bestow this important industry safety award on Austal; a company that continually strives to make safety a top priority,” stated Matthew Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders’ Council of America.  Mr. Paxton added, “At a time of such rapid growth for Austal, it is impressive that safety remains paramount and improvements continue to be made in their safety record.”

 “Worker safety is a top priority at Austal USA” said President Craig Perciavalle. “The results Austal achieved to receive this important award are evidence of the hard work of all employees to maintain one of the safest working shipyards in the United States, especially those in operations who turn raw materials and drawings into incredible ships that support our great Navy.”

Perciavalle continued, “Not only does this safety record allow us to attract and maintain a superior workforce, but it also assists Austal in providing our client, the U.S. Navy, with the most efficient and cost-effective shipbuilding operation possible.”

Austal is currently under contract with the U.S. Navy to build ten 103-meter JHSVs under a 10-ship, $1.6 billion block buy contract and eight 127-meter Independence-variant LCS class ships which are a part of a 10-ship, $3.5 billion block buy contract.

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 About Austal

Austal is a global defense prime contractor and a designer and manufacturer of defense and commercial ships. For more than 25 years Austal has been a leader in the design, construction and maintenance of revolutionary ships for Governments, Navies and Ferry operators around the world. More than 250 vessels have been delivered in that time.

Ships          

Defense vessels designed and built by Austal include multi-mission combatants, such as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the United States Navy and military high speed vessels for transport and humanitarian relief, such as the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) for the United States Navy and High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) for the Royal Navy of Oman. Austal also designs, constructs, integrates and maintains an extensive range of patrol and auxiliary vessels for government agencies globally, including the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program for Australian Customs and Border Protection. Defense vessels are designed and constructed in Mobile, Alabama and in Henderson, Western Australia.

Austal has been at the forefront of the high speed ferry market since the early days of the industry. Our market leading designs of high performance aluminum vessels have long been at the heart of Austal’s research and development. Today, commercial ship construction is centered on our shipyard in Balamban, Philippines.

Systems

Austal has expertise in integrating complex systems into its ships, including ride control, ship management, and communication, sensors and weapon systems.

Support

Austal provides a wide range of support services, including through life support, integrated logistics support, vessel sustainment and systems support. These services are delivered through our global support network in the USA, Australia, Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East together with partner shipyards worldwide.

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Media - For further information contact:

Terry O’Brien, VP Business Development and External Affairs or

Michelle Bowden, Manager, Marketing and Media

Tel: 251-434-8000, Fax: 251-445-5900

Email: michelle.bowden@austalusa.com

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