| Wood Group company named one of America's safest for 2009 |
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HOUSTON, December 3, 2009 — Wood Group, the international energy services company, has been honored by EHS Today, the magazine for environment, health and safety leaders, for having one of America’s Safest Companies for 2009. A Wood Group GTS business was one of eight companies named by the magazine’s editors to the 2009 list of America's Safest Companies from over 100 companies that applied this year. Together, these companies provide a safe working environment for thousands of employees.
Mark Papworth, CEO of Wood Group GTS said: “This recognition is a notable achievement for our employees, as well as a highly visible demonstration of our performance in health and safety. The safety and wellbeing of our employees, and care of our environment, are at the heart of Wood Group GTS’ business principles. We are very proud of this accomplishment.”
To be considered one of America’s Safest Companies, organizations must demonstrate support from management and employee involvement; innovative solutions to safety challenges; injury and illness rates lower than the average for their industries; comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of incidents is the cornerstone of the safety process; good communication about the value of safety; and a way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process.
Sandy Smith, executive editor of EHS Today stated: “Wood Group’s business won this award because it has an exemplary safety process that is supported by all employees, from executive management to line employees. The judges particularly were impressed by the company’s Frontline Focus program, in which
senior managers spend 16 hours at the plant level working on EHS
commitments, and the Personal Safety Performance Contracts for offthejobsafety, which encourage employees to make safety a habit on and off the job.”
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Notes to Editors
Wood Group (John Wood Group PLC) is an international energy services company with approximately $5.0bn sales, employing 29,000 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services providing a range of engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.
Wood Group GTS is a leading worldwide independent provider of operations, maintenance, repair and overhaul services for gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and other highspeed rotating equipment, including pumps and compressors. The company also repairs gas turbine accessories and components and provides power plants on a turnkey basis.
Wood Group GTS – Power Plant Services business has 416 employees providing two primary services: longterm, thirdparty operations and maintenance services to power generation facilities and shortterm power plant maintenance activities, including major and minor maintenance projects.
America’s Safest Companies, founded in 2002, is a corporate award honoring the safest companies in the United States. Since 2002, a total of 108 companies clearly have demonstrated their commitment to employee safety and health, environmental management and risk control and have been honored as America’s Safest.
For further information contact:
Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications – Americas, Wood Group
Tel: +1 281 828 3505, Cell: +1 713 515 3571, email: bobbie.ireland@woodgroup.com |