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NAVFAC Southwest Recognizes Safety Excellence
Story Number: NNS081202-07
Release Date: 12/2/2008 12:01:00 PM
By Lee H. Saunders, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest recognized individuals and groups in the command Nov. 3 for their exceptional safety performance with the first NAVFAC Safety Through Awards and Recognition (STAR) ceremony in San Diego.
"We are here today to acknowledge and reward exceptional safety performance, both at the individual and organizational levels, throughout NAVFAC Southwest," said Capt. Robert Fahey, NAVFAC Southwest executive officer. "This ceremony allows us to come together as a team to acknowledge the efforts and accomplishments of these outstanding individuals and groups."
Award categories included individual annual employee safety excellence, work center and code annual safety recognition, public works department (PWD) and resident officer in charge of construction (ROICC) safety excellence and command annual safe employee excellence.
STAR awards for individual annual employee safety excellence went to one employee at each NAVFAC Southwest PWD and ROICC office. Criteria for individual annual employee safety excellence STAR Awards were outstanding sustained safety program support and three years with no injuries or significant property damage. STAR Awards for work center and code annual safety recognition went to shops and self-help divisions with no injuries and illnesses; 90 percent training completion; no property or vehicle damage exceeding $10,000; and 90 percent medical monitoring attainment. STAR awards for PWDs and ROICCs safety excellence awards went to PWDs, ROICCs, integrated product teams, business lines, support lines, and command staff with 25 percent reduction from previous year's injuries and illnesses; no property or vehicle damage exceeding $10,000; no contractor fatalities; 90 percent training completion; no Class A, B, or C crane mishaps; and 90 percent medical monitoring attainment.
Nelio G. Alcantara, NAVFAC Southwest electrical engineer, received the top STAR Award for command annual safe employee excellence as well as a Meritorious Civil Service Award for his strong support of the command's safety program. Alcantara's proactive leadership led to the successful execution of 49 construction contracts and task orders that executed 158,000 man-hours with no lost time due to accidents or property damage.
"The program is intended to recognize individuals and groups that make significant contributions to the command's safety program," said Capt. Steve Wirsching, NAVFAC Southwest commanding officer. "Focus is on innovation and acts that promote a safety culture and advancement in community safety awareness."
For more news from Naval Facilities Engineering Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navfachq/.
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