Brock Receives AFPM Contractor Award for Meritorious Safety Performance

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May 26, 2015, 02:37 ET

HOUSTON, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Brock Industrial Services was awarded the Contractor Award for Meritorious Safety Performance by The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) on May 13. The award recognizes maintenance contractors working a minimum of 20,000 hours per calendar year at a regular AFPM member facility which has achieved a total recordable incidence rate of 0.6 or less with no workplace related fatality during the calendar year.

"Being recognized by AFPM for our strong safety performance demonstrates the value of our persistent focus on safe execution," said Bob Pragada, president and CEO of The Brock Group. "Brock Industrial Services' results are indicative of Brock's culture of respect and caring."

"The Brock Industrial Services team emphasizes that safety is a shared responsibility," said Gerry Stolarz, president of Brock Industrial Services. "I'm proud to be part of an organization that delivers on this core commitment every day."

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is a trade association representing American manufacturers, compiling the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as the base for thousands of essential products in everyday life.

The AFPM Safety Awards Program is part of a safety program created by APFM's Safety & Health Committee to encourage accident prevention in the petroleum, refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries, as well as supporting contractors.

The Brock Group is a leading provider of industrial specialty services to clients around the world, with headquarters in Houston, TX, and operating units in Canada, the United States and Latin America. The company supports routine maintenance, turnarounds and capital projects by providing services including scaffolding and work access, insulation, coatings/linings, and asbestos abatement, as well as additional associated services.

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