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2011 OTC chairman. This year’s event offered one of the
strongest technical programs ever with speakers from every major global producing area. A primary focus of the conference was the impact on deepwater drilling of the Macondo accident in the Gulf of Mexico, with 11 sessions presenting government and energy leaders discussing the lessons learned to take forward across the globe. OTC’s Spotlight on New Technology program highlighted 15 innovative technologies that are already making the industry more effective. OTC continues to grow with two new
conferences being held in 2011. The OTC Arctic Technology Conference was held in February in Houston, focusing on both offshore and onshore technology for Arctic exploration and development. OTC Brasil, focusing on global deepwater projects with a special emphasis on Brazil, will be held in Rio de Janeiro in October, and is attracting strong exhibitor interest. The 2012 OTC takes place 30 April-3 May 2012 at Reliant Park.
URS Energy and Construction Named Nation’s Safest Construction Company in 2010 URS Energy and Construction of Boise, Idaho was named the nation’s safest construc- tion company in 2010 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Te associa- tion, which oversees the Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted that 38 other companies were selected as winners for the quality of their safety programs. “For the construction industry, protecting
employees is a top priority,” said Ted Aadland, the association’s past president and the CEO of Portland, Oregon-based Aadland Evans Constructors, Inc. “Completed projects don’t mean anything if worker safety is compromised.” Aadland said URS Energy and
Construction was selected as this year’s Grand Prize winner because of its strong commitment to safety. He noted that the company was dedicated to the development and implementation of premier safety and
loss prevention programs. The company presented outstanding leadership in safety and occupation health management, risk control, safety training, work site hazard identification and control, and safety program innovation, Aadland added. Aadland noted that there are multiple
winners because the awards are distributed for a number of categories, based on the size of the company, the amount of work performed and the type of work performed. He added that the Construction Safety Excellence Award winners are selected by a panel of five independent safety professionals within the government, corporate and insurance industries. Final judging for the awards program took place during last week’s annual convention for the contractors’ association. y
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