Houston – June 22, 2009

Total Safety, the leading global provider of integrated industrial safety services and equipment, received several prestigious safety awards for their planning, implementation and management of worldwide outsourced safety services and initiatives.

National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Bestows 5 Awards

The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association awarded Total Safety five awards for Meritorious Safety Performance at the following locations for achieving a 0.0 Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) in 2008. 

• Catlettsburg Refining, LLC of Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC 
• Chalmette Refining, LLC
• Delaware City Refinery of Valero Refining Company 
• Texas City Refinery of BP 
• Torrance Refinery of ExxonMobil Refining & Supply

ExxonMobil Awards Total Safety with Bronze Safety Award

Total Safety received a Bronze Safety Award for Outstanding Safety Performance while working at ExxonMobil’s Torrance Refinery. Total Safety’s safety solutions and services included: safety personnel, turnaround safety applications and Total Safety’s patented High Pressure Breathing Air Loop System.

Total Safety receives Safety Recognition Award in Qatar

RasGas Drilling Operations located in Doha, Qatar awarded Total Safety their Safety Recognition Award in appreciation for achieving the safety milestone of five years without a recordable incident and for contributing excellent safety services support to RasGas.

Total Safety wins Safety Performance Contractor Award from Rhodia

At the Rhodia Contractor Awards Luncheon, Total Safety was presented with a Safety Performance Contractor Award in recognition of Outstanding Safety Performance during the Dominguez Plant January 2009 turnaround. Total Safety provided rescue services, breathing air protection and gas detection. 

Houston Business Journal awards Total Safety with Healthcare Hero Award

The Houston Business Journal’s first annual Healthcare Heroes Awards honored Total Safety’s Remote/Offshore Paramedic Bryan Hofmann with the First Responder Award for his work providing expert medical care to offshore oil & gas workers who would otherwise have no access to medical treatment. 

2 awards given from North West Indiana Business Roundtable

Total Safety won the Innovation Award for the implementation of its Air Cobra and High Pressure Breathing Air Loop Systems (HPLS) which provides high volumes of Grade D breathing air to large numbers of personnel working simultaneously. 

The second award was for Safety Excellence, which was awarded to Total Safety because of its excellent safety record, focus on safety through safety management systems and active employee safety involvement. 

Total Safety wins Silver Award from Houston Business Roundtable

In the 22nd Annual Safety Excellence Awards, Total Safety won the Silver Award in the Specialty Contractor Technical Support Large category. Total Safety was nominated by Houston Business Roundtable member companies for their excellent safety records while working on their particular site locations. 

Chevron gives Total Safety Award for Incident-Free Operations

Total Safety’s Anchorage, AK office received a safety award for performing seven years of safety services without a recordable injury.

“We are deeply appreciative of these awards and humbled to be recognized with the other outstanding recipients. Everyday is a new opportunity for us to keep workers and the facilities in which they work safe and operational, so to be acknowledged by our peers and clients is a true honor for us,” said David E. Fanta, Total Safety President and CEO.

To learn more about how Total Safety’s industrial safety services and equipment can benefit your company, give us a call at 888.44.TOTAL.

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