Turner Industries, Lake Charles Operations, received the "Best in Class” for contractor safety performance, presented by the Safety Council of Southwest Louisiana, at their awards banquet held June 22, 2010. A combination of fixed objective points awarded against information provided in the application, plus bonus points given for the quality of the presentation and content of the application materials, as well as extra efforts toward enhancing safety within the company are evaluated for the Best in Class award. Special value is given to those companies that provide detailed supplementary documentation of any special or unusual best practice programs the contractor has that encourage and support employee involvement in their Safety and Health programs. This includes, but is not limited to areas such as behavior based safety programs, safety involvement incentive initiatives, risk identification programs, job site safety programs and safety training beyond the minimal required. Also included is Supervisor training and development. The Safety Review audit provides an evaluation and recommendation to the review team and the Best in Class award is decided by the vote of the Awards Review Team.

BEST IN CLASS: David Franks, Sr. Vice President, Turner Industries, Lake Charles Operations, accepts the award for "Best in Class” for contractor safety performance from Bob McCorquodale, Chief Executive Officer of the Safety Council of Southwest Louisiana, at an award banquet, June 22, 2010.