Nick Nelson
St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Nick Nelson as its first HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) officer.
“I am proud to accept my new role as HSE officer within St Johns Ship Building,” mentioned Nelson, who has greater than a decade of service with the Palatka, Fla., shipyard, most just lately serving as yard security supervisor.
“I expect to participate in an increased effort to protect our employees from the hazards of the industry by implementing additional new policies and procedures as well as increased oversight and training,” mentioned Nelson. “As we continue to grow as a company, so will our efforts and commitment to protect our employees and our environment. Just as we care for the well-being of our employees and their families, we are also making strides to protect our planet.”
Current HSE initiatives at St. Johns Ship Building embody partnering with Green Marine and utilizing its established blueprint for working in direction of objectives that can cut back the shipyard’s carbon footprint. As a accomplice with Green Marine, the yard won’t solely be addressing many environmental challenges associated to shipbuilding and ship restore, however will even start working instantly inside itscommunity to type relationships with native organizations, NGOs, and different outreach applications.
“The creation of this new HSE position within our shipyard facility will allow our company to better prioritize our goals of environmental stewardship as well as focusing more resources towards the increased health and safety of our employees”, mentioned Ed Sheets, govt vp on the yard’s dad or mum Americraft Marine Group, a maritime subsidiary of the privately-owned Libra Group, which acquired the yard in June final yr.
