Signal receives 2009 Excellence in Safety award
from the Shipbuilders Council of America
Excellence In Safety

Pat Killeen (center), Director of EHS for Signal International, LLC is shown with
Ian Bennitt (left), Manager, Government Affairs - Shipbuilders Council of America and
Matt Paxton, President – Shipbuilders Council of America, receiving the 2009 award.


For the sixth year the "Excellence in Safety Award," was earned by Signal International from the Shipbuilder's Council of America. Accepting the 2009 award for Signal was Pat Killeen, Corporate Director of Environmental Health and Safety for Signal International, LLC.

The Shipbuilders Council of America is the largest and most broad-based national trade association representing the US shipyard/marine construction industry. More than 43 companies operating over 100 shipyards and marine facilities comprise its membership.

Each year the Council issues safety awards to companies whose incident rates are below the association's collective average. For the calendar year of 2009, Signal had a total OSHA recordable incident rate of 0.50, compared to the industry average of 6.8. Thus far in 2010, Signal company-wide has an incident rate of 0.38.