The award, for fiscal 12 months 2021, which runs Oct. 1 by Sept. 30, acknowledges the general high quality of the various modern packages managed by Division Newport’s Security and Occupational Well being Department of the Company Operations Division, together with compliance to security and well being requirements and proactive mishap prevention efforts.
By means of a complete security program, Division Newport holds an impressive report of feat, due in nice half to the diligence and modern measures taken by the Security Department to supply a secure and healthful surroundings for all staff.
The award-winning workforce is comprised of appearing department head, Dennis Tierney, a resident of Narragansett, Rhode Island; Camie Graley of Carolina, Rhode Island; Kenneth Hupf of South Kingstown, Rhode Island; Warren VanVelzer of Newport, Rhode Island; Joseph Johnson and Cody Thomas, each of Tiverton, Rhode Island; nurse Deborah Jones and Elizabeth Servant, each of Middletown, Rhode Island; John Mackun of Wrentham, Massachusetts; and Augustine Razo of Stuart, Florida. Retired staff Carol Bernier, former department head, of Westport, Massachusetts; Sue Clarke of Middletown, Rhode Island; and Mike Kalwak of Exeter, Rhode Island, had been additionally honored for his or her workforce efforts.
In 2021, the Security Department persistently educated the workforce by producing 25 articles, sharing security ideas by all-hands notices, delivering security briefs and posting essential messages on digital signage all through Division Newport’s campus.
“The workforce’s proactive efforts have resulted in a safer office, as mirrored in a downward development in accidents,” the award states. “Because of this, Division Newport continues to be a secure surroundings for all.”
The workforce will obtain a plaque and be acknowledged at a future ceremony.
NUWC Division Newport is a shore command of the U.S. Navy inside the Naval Sea Programs Command, which engineers, builds and helps America’s fleet of ships and fight techniques. NUWC Newport gives analysis, growth, check and analysis, engineering and fleet help for submarines, autonomous underwater techniques, undersea offensive and defensive weapons techniques, and countermeasures related to undersea warfare.
NUWC Newport is the oldest warfare heart within the nation, tracing its heritage to the Naval Torpedo Station established on Goat Island in Newport Harbor in 1869. Commanded by Capt. Chad Hennings, NUWC Newport maintains main detachments in West Palm Seashore, Florida, and Andros Island within the Bahamas, in addition to check amenities at Seneca Lake and Fisher’s Island, New York, Leesburg, Florida, and Dodge Pond, Connecticut.
