CDMCS Hosts 5th Annual Safety Leadership Awards

Safety excellence in the U.S. dredging and marine construction industry took center stage last week in Washington, DC. when the Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) held its 5th Annual Leadership in Safety Awards Dinner, in conjunction with its quarterly meeting and its CDMCS Pipeline Task Force (PTF) Meeting.

At the event, members, partners, and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) celebrated those who have been deemed by their peers to go above and beyond every day, embracing safety as a culture and leading by example without hesitation.

The awardees:

• Company Award: Orion Marine Group,

• Individual Award: Leonel Silva, Jr. CSHO, CSST, SSH, Mike Hooks, LLC,

• Individual Award: James Bourgeois, Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co.,

• Partnering Award: Brady Beckman, USACE HQ,

• Recognition of Appreciation Award: Sam Minifie, API – American Petroleum Institute,

• Recognition of Appreciation Award: Steven Giambrone, State of Louisiana Office of Conservation, Pipeline Safety Division,

• Recognition of Appreciation Award: Nicholas Endress, USACE Rock Island District – receiving on his behalf Troy Larson, USACE HQ,

• Recognition of Appreciation Award: Sean Fritzges, USACE Baltimore District – receiving on his behalf Tiffany Burroughs, USACE HQ.

The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) is the unified voice for safety in the dredging and marine construction industry and represents the formal partnership between contractors and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.