The Chatter 2021

Starcon Racks Up Awards in 2021

CURT – CISE Award

By Ryne Elfstrom

Last year, Starcon received the CURT Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Award for the NAICS 238, 500K to 3M work hours per year category.

Starcon’s world-class safety performance is the culmination of the company’s cultural commitment to safety, a forward-looking reliance on leading indicators, a variety of high-caliber HSSE initiatives, and most importantly, the daily commitment to safety by Starcon’s team members. Starcon’s emphasis on safety is nothing without team members who share its vision, take personal ownership of the process, and strive to go Beyond Zero. They are more than contributors to Starcon’s success – they are the cause.

“It’s a great honor to be recognized by CURT with this CISE Award,” said Peter Cianchette, President and COO. “This significant achievement could not have been realized without the hard work and dedication of our team members working together. Health and safety at Starcon has always been our highest value, and this milestone is a testimony to the effectiveness of our safety program and culture. Congratulations to our team members across the company who earned this recognition, and thank you for your commitment to safety excellence!”

Team members who support Dow Chemical in Freeport, Texas, accept Dow’s Safety Sustainability Award and Safety Excellence Award.

Dow Chemical Safety Excellence Award

By Justin Brooks

In September, the team at Dow Chemical in Freeport, Texas, was honored with Dow’s Safety Sustainability Award and Safety Excellence Award.

The Safety Sustainability Award recognizes contractor companies that have worked more than 50,000 work hours with exceptional safety performance.

The Safety Excellence Award recognizes contractor companies that have worked more than 50,000 hours on-site for over a year, helped contribute to overall facility OSHA rating of .10, and have been a top performer on all site processes.

Congratulations to our entire team on this recognition, and thank you for your uncompromising commitment to safety.

From left: Sam Craig, ABC Greater Houston Chapter Chairman; Greg Sizemore, ABC National Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce; Justin Brooks, Regional HSSE Manager; Anthony Falcon, Sr. HSSE Manager; Ryne Elfstrom, Business Development & Marketing; Russell Hamley, ABC Greater Houston Chapter President.

ABC STEP Diamond Award

By Ryne Elfstrom

Last summer, Starcon was honored with the ABC STEP Diamond Award at the Houston Chapter Membership Breakfast. Last year marks the eighth consecutive year Starcon has achieved the STEP Diamond level — the highestranking award ABC gives out. “It’s an honor to be recognized by ABC,” said David Folmar, Starcon’s Director of HSSE. “STEP is an invaluable tool for measuring our safety performance against the best of the best. We use it to help ensure we’re keeping up with the most current safety techniques.”

From left: Justin Brooks, Regional HSSE Manager; Brian Walker, Area Operations Manager; Anthony Falcon, Sr. HSSE Manager accept the ABC Greater Houston Excellence in Construction Award.

ABC Houston Chapter – Excellence in Construction Award

By Ryne Elfstrom

Starcon is a proud recipient of the Excellence in Construction Award for the NAO Turnaround at Chevron Phillip Chemical in Baytown, Texas. The scope of the NAO Turnaround included valve bolt-ups, pipefitting, welding, exchangers, drums, external tower work, rigging, and critical lifts. Project highlights included 4,205 welds performed, 2,334 flange connections, 51 exchangers, 12 drums, 45 valve repairs, 60 PSV valve replacements, seven compressor repairs, and 30 heavy lifts.

In the face of HSSE challenges, which included heavy equipment operation with intricate rigging and potential hazardous energy release, the team managed to complete the project on time, on budget, and with a TRIR of 0.00 over a total of 186,561 exposure hours. Additionally, this project met all of Starcon’s QA/QC benchmarks and client satisfaction. The NAO Turnaround is an excellent example of Starcon’s partnership with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, producing nearly 10 years of successful projects.

Carlos Saldana, Project Manager, and Brian Walker, Area Operations Manager, accept the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Safety Excellence Award

By Anthony Falcon

Starcon is a proud recipient of the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company’s Contractor Safety Excellence Award. This award recognizes contractor companies that have achieved outstanding safety performance while working at CPChem during the 2020 award year. Hats off to our team at CPChem for this achievement and thank you for your dedication to safety excellence!