TIMEC's 2008 milestones

TIMEC continues to provide incident-free maintenance and turnaround support to its clients across the US as it completes nearly 7 million man-hours of work performed by the end of 2008. TIMEC’s long-standing relationship with many of its customers has allowed it to achieve remarkable milestones through the years as it steadily delivers work in a safe environment with no recordable injuries.

TIMEC recently celebrated its seven-year anniversary without a recordable injury at ConocoPhillips (COP) Santa Maria, CA, following a variety of daily maintenance work. TIMEC also provides services to COP at several other locations with similar successful records, such as COP Ferndale, WA, with no recordables for nearly five years. Management recognizes the commitment from these two teams headed by Mike Truppa in Santa Maria and Steve Wills in Ferndale.

TIMEC’s safety record has been impeccable at the Chevron sites it services, with the Salt Lake City, UT facility leading the injury-free efforts as it achieved five years of routine maintenance with no rocordables in September (headed by Jim Price). The Pascagoula, MS site reached two and a half years of successful operations, while the Chevron Richmond, CA site achieved one recordable-free year headed by Robert Brouillette.

The Valero Wilmington, CA site, led by Carlos Garcia, celebrated three years without a recordable injury. The ExxonMobil Torrance, CA facility headed by Joe Garcia and Ernie Florence celebrated its second year anniversary without a recordable.

December marked TIMEC’s one-year anniversary without a recordable injury at the Shell Martinez, CA refinery, following 200,000 man-hours of routine maintenance, turnaround and capital construction work involving most TIMEC affiliates.The TIMEC team at this facility is headed by Geno Kish. Daryl Clark and its team achieved a year of recordable-free work at Shell Anacortes, WA. TIMEC also celebrated a one-year anniversary with no recordables at BP Carson, CA with its team led by Mike Collins.

On the turnaround front, TIMEC provides capital construction, welding, high-temperature repair and inspection and catalyst handling services for a diverse array of clients in the process industry, with over twenty repeat customers in the refining and petrochemical sectors.

TIMEC recognizes the importance of the safety culture ingrained in its employees which is reinforced consistently through courses, training, mentoring and incentive programs. These milestones are representative of the dedication to our core value, safety and the belief that all accidents are preventable when working in a safe manner.