Independence (LCS 2) - Bath Iron Works

What Is Important Enough?The CREST Safety Team, a jointunion and management safetyprogram, undertook an exercisethroughout Preoutfit to raise on-thejobsafety awareness called “What IsImportant Enough?” Bulletin boardswere placed in 5 Skids, Blast and Paint,Aluminum Shop, Assembly Buildingand Panel Line and all employeeswere invited to post photos of family,hobbies, future plans or whatever itmight be that reminds them to worksafely so that they return home everyday to those “important enough”elements.As an incentive, two participantswere selected at random and receivedLL Bean gift certificates. The winners,Stella Fucini (D43) and Richard Geary(D10) are shown receiving congratulationsfrom Dave Clark.The boards were discussed at crewmeetings and used as a springboardfor talking about safety at work. Evenafter the drawing, mechanics continueto post photos on a daily basis andconversations continue.It begs the question of all of us—“What in your life is important enoughto ensure that you work safely everyday and return home in the samecondition that you arrived?”Stella Fucini, above, and Richard Geary, below,were congratulated by Dave Clark for posting aphoto of an aspect of their lives that helps themstay focused on safety.October 2009RetireesDept.Name15-00 Leroy A. Nichols28 Years, 6 MonthsPipefitter III15-00 John A. Ramos20 Years, 2 MonthsPipefitter III29-00 Ronald D. Arneault30 YearsHeavy EquipmentOperator III66-00 Craig N. Plummer32 Years, 1 MonthInsulator III87-00 Romeo T. Marquis37 Years, 3 MonthsManagerPerformanceIncentiveThree data points per hull are shownin the Performance Incentive chart:Cumulative Performance to Date(solid column); Future PerformanceRequired to Achieve Level 1 Goal (blue bar);and Future Performance Required toAchieve Level 2 Goal (black bar).Performance Required values changemonth to month to reflect performanceduring the period.Performance incentives are paid to alleligible employees at sailaway. Theseplanned dates are shown to the right.Payout amounts for all hulls can be foundin BIW Bulletin 09-07A, available on theBIW Intranet. Contact your supervisor formore information.NOVEMBER 8, 2009Cost Performance Index150.0%125.0%100.0%75.0%* *50.0% Jason DunhamSpruanceMichael MurphyHull 504Hull 505Hull 506SAILAWAY—Oct ’10Jul ’11Mar ’12Cumulative Performance—Lev 1 Future Perf Req’d—Lev 2 Future Perf Req’dPerformance Required value exceeds the scale of the chart.*6 | November 2009 | BIW NEWS