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VOLUME 22, ISSUE 2, SUMMER 2017

THE CONNECTIONPUBLISHED BY SGS PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION FOR ITS EMPLOYEES

KEEP IT GOING!

The GBRIA trophy shown here on our front cover isn’t the only one we’ve hoisted over the past couple of months. On page 6, we have details about a number of other awards we recently received from industry groups for our operating performance in 2016.

“These awards are a reflection of decades of continuous improvement that’s woven into our company DNA,” said VP Adam Gilmore. “Novel safety programs alone can’t deliver sustainable performance. That’s why we go to great lengths to align our whole organization to customer and employee satisfaction, and why we invest considerable resources in our recruitment and selection processes, leadership development, and operational training. When we get those right, everything else falls into place, including having the tools—and desire—to operate safely.”

While we celebrate these awards and industry recognition, we can’t afford to rest on our laurels. “I want to encourage our employees to continue working to develop the right MUSCLE MEMORY in the field. If you perform a repetitive task 100 times the RIGHT way, odds are that you’re going to do it the right way the 101st time, even if you momentarily lose focus,” said Adam. “This will go a long way toward helping us work incident and injury free in the days, weeks and months ahead.”

PSC PROUD: CELEBRATING SAFETY At the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) awards banquet held on March 30th in Baton Rouge, PSC received a first-place Contractor Safety Excellence Award in the Technical Support Division II category. That recognition alone was worth celebrating, but the icing on the cake came later in the evening with the surprise announcement that PSC had been selected as the winner of the Hal G. Ginn Award for 2016. This prestigious award is presented annually to the top performing contractor from all the companies nominated for Contractor Safety Excellence Awards.

“The winning contract companies each year have demonstrated a level of safety excellence that includes thousands and millions of hours worked without injury, a commitment by management to educate workers, and a zero incident culture that is fostered daily,” said GBRIA Executive Director Connie Fabre. “The top overall performing company was difficult to choose this year, but SGS Petroleum Service Corporation’s performance, award write-up and its contents, its company audit, and innovation and success in 2016 stood out among all the others.”

GBRIA’s membership includes more than 60 industrial manufacturing plants located in eight parishes surrounding Baton Rouge. For PSC to be the top award recipient among the highest performing contractors in this group is an accomplishment that our Baton Rouge-area field employees and leaders can take great pride in, because YOU earned it!

Shown at the GBRIA awards banquet are (back row, l. to r.) Ops Managers Phil Payton and Josh Juneau, ExxonMobil BRPO Supervisor Shawn Richardson, Brian Haymon, ExxonMobil BRPO Safety Supervisor Dan Jenkins, INEOS Plaquemine Supervisor Donovan Broussard, Dow Plaquemine Supervisor Richard Fuentes; and GBRIA Safety, Health and Security Committee Chair Tim Harris; (front row) HSE Manager Jimmy Stockton, Axiall Plaquemine Supervisor Stephen Williams, Rubicon Geismar Supervisor Ryan Landry, Shell Geismar Supervisor Andy Kliebert, Dow Plaquemine Manager Brandon Breaux, and Motiva Convent Site Leader Neil Hoover.

P. 2VOLUME 22, ISSUE 2 • SUMMER 2017SGS PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION • CONNECTION NEWSLETTER

In early April, I advised SGS leaders of my intent to retire. My last day was April 30th. This column represents a passing of the torch—the last step in a seamless and successful transition to my successor, Joel Dickerson.

The decision to leave PSC—the company my father founded, one that has been a central part of my life since the day I was born—was of course an emotional one. But there is a time for everything.

When we sold PSC to SGS in 2004, many of our employees asked me how long I would stay. My joking response was meant to reassure folks that I wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon: “I’ll be here until my youngest child graduates from high school.” Now, 13 years later, that time has actually come!

Many of you know how much I love PSC, and for a long time I thought I would work here indefinitely. But the truth is, I have achieved all of the goals I set for myself and for our organization. Since the SGS acquisition in 2004, we have grown the company nearly five-fold. PSC is now by far the largest SGS business in North America, and one of the largest single SGS businesses in the world.

I would also like to thank SGS. From day one, SGS leaders have treated me and the entire PSC family with courtesy, respect, and appreciation. Together, we have worked to strike the right balance so that PSC and SGS are aligned in essential areas, even as we have maintained the unique PSC brand and culture. Just recently, one SGS executive shared his belief that PSC is the most successful acquisition in the 139-year history of SGS. That success has been achieved through a high degree of professionalism, teamwork, and goodwill. I will miss the SGS friends I have made throughout the world, and I hope to stay in touch with them down the road.

Finally, I would like to thank PSC employees, past and present. I feel very blessed for the opportunity to have worked with, learned from, and been inspired by such good people. As I move forward with whatever the next chapter holds, I will be warmed by the memory of my PSC family, including the many expressions of support I have received these past few weeks.

One of the things I have enjoyed most is writing this quarterly newsletter column. The opportunity to offer things “As I See It” has been a privilege that I will greatly miss. I look forward to reading Joel’s columns and following the continued success of PSC. With that in mind, I will close with a short story.

Several years ago, at a ceremony to recognize a particularly impressive safety milestone PSC had reached, one of our customers said this: “When a company consistently does the right things, good things happen. When a company consistently does the right things, and for the right reasons, great things happen. That is the story of Petroleum Service Corporation.”

Best wishes always,

AS I SEE IT. . . Throughout our growth, we have held on to our core values of service excellence, family, and caring for each other. I am especially pleased that we have learned to replicate our business in other regions far from our Gulf Coast base, without sacrificing the quality of our service or our values.

Our leadership team is the strongest and deepest it has ever been, and our growth is on path to move us beyond 3,000 employees very soon. I believe we have recently crossed an important threshold in terms of size, geographic dispersion, management systems, leadership experience, and industry credibility. We have reached critical mass in terms of sustaining those elements that are essential for a top-flight organization. PSC is poised to enjoy continued healthy growth, creating opportunities for our employees for years to come.

Helping PSC get to this point was always a personal goal of mine. It took a long time to get here, but I feel as though my work is done, and it is time for the next generation to take the lead. As someone told me, if the goal is to “go out on top,” it would be hard to imagine a better time than now.

A critical factor in my decision was the readiness of a strong successor. Since being named Chief Operating Officer several years ago, Joel has been preparing for the day he would become the leader of PSC. It has been a pleasure to watch Joel mature and develop, and I have full confidence that he will continue to move the organization forward. I am also pleased that my brother Cordell will remain with the company, providing Joel and others with wise counsel, as he has always given me.

Of my many fond memories, the ones I will treasure most are of the many great people I have been privileged to work with over nearly 30 years. The friendship and support from industry colleagues, and the personal trust and confidence customers have expressed to me, are deeply gratifying.

By Brian Haymon

P. 3SGS PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION • CONNECTION NEWSLETTER VOLUME 22, ISSUE 2 • SUMMER 2017

A retirement party honoring Brian Haymon was held on April 27th in Baton Rouge. Pictured at the event are (l. to r.) VP Houston Haymon, Brian’s wife Barbara Haymon, VP John Leerkes, Senior VP Joel Dickerson, Contracts Manager Jody Scott (Brian’s former assistant), VP Adam Gilmore, HR Director Sosha McDonald, Brian, VP Phil Johnson, former VP Jacquelyne Janneck (recently retired), VP Philip McMasters, VP Marsha Ramsey, VP Cordell Haymon, and SGS U.S. Managing Director Dave Smercina.

Following Brian’s notification of his intention to retire from PSC, SGS U.S. Managing Director Dave Smercina formally announced the promotion of Joel Dickerson to the role of Senior Vice President for U.S. Plant and Terminal Operations, effective April 16, 2017.

Joel has worked for PSC for 16 years, starting out as an assistant supervisor for our ExxonMobil BRPO group in Baton Rouge. He served for several years in a variety of operations management roles in Louisiana before transferring to our Pasadena Office in 2007 to accept the role of Senior Operations Manager for the Texas region. He later served as Vice

President of Operations before being promoted in 2012 to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Joel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Decision Sciences from Louisiana State University, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Rice University. He will continue to work out of our Pasadena Office and will report to Dave Smercina.

“Please join me in sincerely thanking Brian for his service with SGS, wishing him well, and congratulating Joel for his appointment and providing him your full support in his new role,” said Dave.

DICKERSON STEPS UP

Among the gifts presented to Brian on his retirement was this shirt with the old “PSC man” logo that was autographed with send-off wishes from employees in the Baton Rouge Office. Pete Budo, a long-time member of our Dispatch Department, had the never-worn shirt and came up with the idea to give it to Brian. It was presented to him during the Admin Day Crawfish boil on April 26th.


Q & A WITH JOEL DICKERSON

The Connection: Tell us a little bit about your early years.

JD: For starters, I grew up in a small north Louisiana town just south of Ruston. There wasn’t a whole lot to do in Jonesboro other than play ball, hunt, fish, and work for the logging and paper industry. I have two older brothers, and it seems like I spent my entire childhood trying to keep up with them. In many ways, the drive to keep up with my older brothers in sports or academics became a defining motivation in my life and led me to accomplish many things that I probably would not have otherwise.

My parents instilled a strong work ethic in each of us very early on. I can’t tell you how many times I heard my father say, “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” And to back it up, he was quick to make me redo whatever he thought wasn’t done well—no matter the task. Whether I liked it or not, I got pretty good at doing things right the first time.

My parents didn’t hand out money freely, so if I wanted some, I had to earn it. I almost can’t remember a time when I didn’t have some type of job.

The summer following my senior year, I worked for the local paper and bag mill. My job was to take bales of paper bags

off of the conveyor line and hand stack them on pallets. These pallets were then loaded on another conveyor line and transported to the loading dock to load onto railcars and trailers.

The summer at the paper mill proved to be a very influential experience for me. While working there, a co-worker of mine got his foot crushed while attempting to manually move a pallet of bags that was hung-up on the conveyor. Instead of calling for help or locking out the conveyor, he decided to stand on the rollers to push the pallet forward. When the pallet began moving, his foot was rolled between two rollers and crushed. It took the maintenance department quite some time to free him.

I can’t remember thinking much about safety before this event. I was only thinking about how big my next pay check would be, and how I was going to use the money I was making. However, witnessing a serious injury awakened in me a profound respect for the type of work that I was doing and the terrible consequence of taking shortcuts.

The Connection: You began working in the petrochemical industry while attending college at LSU. What kind of work did you do then, and what made you decide to pursue a career in this field?

JD: After high school, I attended LSU. As I said earlier, if I wanted money in my pocket, I had to earn it myself. So, I worked consistently through college. I first went to work for Associated Grocers (AG) in their large warehouse operation. At AG, I could work in the evenings which fit well with my school schedule.

After working about a year on the floor in the warehouse, the manager approached

me and asked if I would consider a supervisor position. At the age of 20, I took my first supervisory position for a group of 30 employees.

A year later, that same manager left AG and recruited me to help him start-up a new shipping operation at the ExxonMobil BRPO facility. BRPO was outsourcing their shipping department for the first time, and International Paper (IP) was selected to supply the manpower as well as the boxes and bags for the BRPO warehouse operation. IP was experimenting with providing other service lines to augment their core paper, box, and bag business.

The early days at BRPO were hectic to say the least. Our team was totally unprepared to run a world-scale polyethylene shipping department. Within a year of starting there, the manager who recruited me left for another job. IP had few other options and offered me the job of Site Manager. I was close to graduating at this time and had no intention of remaining in the petrochemical industry, but I decided the experience was too unique to pass up, and I accepted the role and reduced my school load to part time.

The next year of my life was a trial by fire, but I think I matured more as a leader during this year than any other year in my life. I definitely would not trade this experience. Fortunately, in 2001, PSC was awarded the contract for the BRPO operation, and I began my career with this great organization at that time.

The Connection: What do you like most about working for PSC? What’s kept you here all these years?

JD: Truthfully, I had no intention of remaining in the industry when I initially

Here’s a childhood family photo of Joel (on right) with his older brothers Ryan and John.

While our new leader’s face is likely a familiar one for most PSC employees, we wanted to provide an opportunity for

everyone to get to know him better. So, we sat down with him recently for an up-close-and-personal question and

answer session. Here’s what he had to share...


Joel and his wife Chanda are pictured above with their four children: Britton (age 19), Abram (age 11), Collin (age 10), and Elizabeth (age 5).

began working for PSC. In fact, I had my mind made up to pursue a law degree after college and move to the Big Apple. I got to know Cordell soon after I started with the company, and I was open with him about my intention. I always appreciated the fact that he encouraged me to pursue whatever dreams I had, regardless of whether that meant leaving PSC. After doing a lot of praying and soul searching, I ultimately decided not to go to law school and instead pursued my MBA, which I completed at Rice University after moving to Texas.

I really connected with the men and women of PSC right from the start. Folks like Brian and Cordell Haymon, John Leerkes, Thomas Ard, Gerald Aymond, and many more became a steady source of encouragement and support for me. I could tell that PSC was a company full of special people who really cared about one another. For me, PSC was more like a family than a job. I could tell the organization was going to do great things, and I wanted to be a part of that future.

Also helping to cement me to PSC is the fact that I fell in love with and married a beautiful Cajun girl who lived two houses down from Thomas Ard, my boss at the time. Shortly after I joined PSC, he introduced me to my wife, Chanda Leone Bourgeois. Thomas even invited her to go as my date to a work party. Those of you who know Thomas can vouch that he is always going the extra mile to support his employees.

My plans to become a New York lawyer didn’t match up well with Chanda’s dreams, and I decided that my life was far better with her in it than without. What a tremendous decision that turned out to be!

From my early days at BRPO, I’ve had the privilege of working with so many different operations and employees. I can’t tell you how many new job start-ups I’ve worked on—a few dozen at least. My experience at PSC has always been interesting, challenging, and rewarding.Most of all, I have loved getting to know the people of PSC and trying to support them in any way I can. Our employees make us special, and they will continue to drive our success.

The Connection: How would you describe your leadership style?

JD: I try very hard to be a servant-minded leader. Having worked my way up in the organization from the ground floor, I know first-hand how critical it is for leaders to prioritize supporting the employees we are responsible for. As leaders, if we aren’t focused on making those we support successful, then we are missing the mark. This mindset is especially true in a people organization like PSC. You can’t go wrong with the Golden Rule: treat your employees as you would like to be treated.

The Connection: What would you like to share with our employees about your family life these days?

JD: Chanda and I have four children. We spend most of our free time chasing them from one activity to the next. We live close to the water and try to spend as much time as we can out on it. We try to prioritize building relationships with our kids and spending as much quality time together as a family that we can. I now recognize that my kids are growing up too quickly.

The Connection: Do you have a funny story to share about an experience you’ve had during your time with PSC?

JD: One of the funniest experiences I’ve had while working for PSC happened at Chevron Pascagoula. I was a new manager reporting to John Leerkes. John arrived at the site early one morning to conduct a housekeeping audit before joining me for our quarterly performance review with the customer. John has always been a stickler for housekeeping, and I was bound and determined to have the site looking good for him.

I joined John for the audit which started off well. All the visible places in our operation were very clean and organized. However, John began to dig deeper and deeper, as he usually does. He decided to open a supply closet under one of the tank car racks and discovered a box of disorganized spray paint cans. Some of the cans were lying on the floor of the cabinet. Seeing the mess, I quickly responded by grabbing the cans and tossing them in the box. One of the cans ruptured upon impact and sprayed oil-based black paint all over John, on his FRC, his face, and his hair.

John scrubbed and scrubbed his face but couldn’t get all of the paint off before our customer meeting. Fortunately, John is a good sport and could laugh about the ordeal. We made it through the customer meeting just fine, and I think the paint finally wore off in a couple of weeks.

I checked the supply cabinets before audits by John Leerkes from that point on for sure…

This photo from our newsletter archives was taken in 2001, shortly after PSC took over the shipping operations at ExxonMobil BRPO, where Joel had been working as a manager for another contractor.


SIGNAL SAFETY LEADERSHIP AWARDRepresentatives from Signal Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd., the largest self-insured group provider of Longshore benefits in the United States, visited our Pasadena Office in late February to present PSC with the Signal Safety Leadership Award for 2015-16. An association member since 1986, PSC was one of only 14 association members to receive the award for safety performance, among other criteria, during the past membership period.

Pictured above during the award presentation are (l. to r.) VP of Operational Excellence Adam Gilmore, Marine Supervisor Larry Anderson, Regulatory and Compliance Manager Joann Fridge, Senior Operations Manager Josh Dixon, Dispatch Manager Clint Brown, and Signal Safety Services Vice President Gunther Hoock. Not pictured is Signal Senior Safety Manager John Belcher.

GULF COAST SAFETY AWARDSAt the Gulf Coast Safety Council awards banquet held on April 27th, PSC received a multiple locations Safety Excellence Award for the best performance during 2016 among the companies classified as Speciality Contractors with 100,000 to 500,000 work hours. We were nominated for this award based on our injury-free performance at the following GCSC member sites: Chevron in Pascagoula, MS; Dow St. Charles Operations in Hahnville, LA; NuStar in St. James, LA; PBF in Chalmette, LA; and Valero St. Charles in Norco, LA. Our NuStar St. James group also received a first-place award for working injury-free in the category for Speciality Contractors with 50,000 to 100,000 work hours.

Pictured above at the awards presentation are (l. to r.) Loader Wayne Weber and Site Leader Nick LeBlanc from our NuStar St. James group, HSE Manager Jimmy Stockton, and Rodney Landry, President of the Gulf Coast Safety Council Board of Directors.

“It was an honor to receive these awards in front of our peer contracting companies and leaders from the refineries and chemical plants where we work,” said Jimmy. “It’s a tribute to the efforts of our employees who go to work every day with a safety mindset to fulfill our mission to be the best at what we do.”

AFPM SAFETY AWARDSAt the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) national conference held in mid-May, PSC was awarded Contractor Meritorious Safety Performance Awards for 30 member sites. The awards are given annually to recognize contractors that have worked a minimum of 20,000 hours per calendar year at an AFPM member facility, with a total recordable incidence rate of 0.6 or less, and with no workplace-related fatalities during the calendar year.

We extend our congratulations to all the employees at the following sites for their award-winning safety performance:

• Braskem Oyster Creek – Freeport, TX

• Chevron – Pascagoula, MS • CITGO – Corpus Christi, TX • CITGO – Lake Charles, LA • CP Chem – Pasadena, TX • CP Chem Cedar Bayou – Baytown,

TX • Dow – Louisville, KY • Dow – Plaquemine, LA • Dow – Seadrift, TX • Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA • Dow West Virginia Operations • ExxonMobil – Baytown, TX • ExxonMobil BRPO – Baton Rouge,

LA • Flint Hills Resources – Corpus

Christi, TX • INEOS – Green Lake, TX • INVISTA – Victoria, TX • LyondellBasell – Channelview, TX • LyondellBasell – Morris, IL • Marathon – Garyville, LA • Motiva – Convent, LA • OxyVinyls – Deer Park, TX • OxyVinyls – Pasadena, TX • PBF – Chalmette, LA • PBF – Paulsboro, NJ • Rubicon – Geismar, LA • Shell – Geismar, LA • Total – Carville, LA • Valero – Corpus Christi, TX • Valero – Texas City, TX • Valero St. Charles – Norco, LA


SAFE SWITCHING AWARD WINNERSEditor’s Note: In our last issue, we inadvertently ran a list of award winners from 2015. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused for our readers.

Our 2016 Safe Switching Award winners are detailed in these photos taken during a “trophy” presentation held at a Rail Operations meeting in March. First-year winners received a PSC model locomotive to display at their work sites. Second-year winners received a model tank car. Third-year winners received a model hopper car, and fourth-year winners received a model container car. (adorian rollins)

Congratulations to all the employees and leaders at these sites for achieving the following operating performance milestones during the year:

• Zero injuries resulting from switching procedure violations;

• Less than one behavior-based derailment per 10,000 cars shipped;

• Zero sideswipes; • Less than one property damage

incident over $1,400 per 10,000 cars shipped.

ACCEPTING AWARDS FOR FIRST-YEAR WINNERS: (l. to r.) Ops Manager Rustin Mickles for Shintech in Addis, LA; Safety & Training Supervisor Mike Clawson and Site Leader Nathan Jarreau for ExxonMobil BRCP in Baton Rouge, LA; Supervisor Daniel Moralez for CP Chem Old Ocean in Sweeny, TX; Site Coordinator Jason Brown and Supervisor Billy Bridges for CP Chem Cedar Bayou (Plant) in Baytown, TX; Site Leader Sean Youngquist for LyondellBasell in Morris, IL; and Senior Ops Manager Brian Camp for Braskem Oyster Creek in Freeport, TX.

ACCEPTING AWARDS FOR SECOND-YEAR WINNERS: (l. to r.) Supervisor Robert Boggs for Occidental in Convent, LA; Senior Ops Manager Brian Camp for Total in La Porte, TX; Ops Manager Fred Tackett for Covestro in New Martinsville, WV; Site Superintendent Pat Settoon for CF Industries in Donaldsonville, LA; Supervisor Roy Cortez for CP Chem in Pasadena, TX; Safety & Training Coordinator Hayden Neal for Axiall in Plaquemine, LA; Safety & Training Supervisor Ryan Hebert for CF Industries in Donaldsonville, LA; Site Supervisor Stephen Williams and Rail Supervisor Travis Raffray for Axiall in Plaquemine, LA; Supervisor Ryan Landry for Rubicon in Geismar, LA; Ops Manager Rustin Mickles for Shintech in Plaquemine, LA; Ops Manager Wilson Bower for ARC Terminals in Joliet, IL, and NorthStar in East Fairview, ND; Supervisor Toby McDowell for Marathon in Garyville, LA; and Supervisor David Morrison for Targa in Mont Belvieu, TX.

ACCEPTING AWARDS FOR THIRD-YEAR WINNERS: (l. to r.) Supervisor Andrew Hayden for LyondellBasell in Channelview, TX; Ops Manager Fred Tackett for Dow in Louisville, KY, and Dow in Institute, WV; Site Leader Glenn Gillaspia III for Dow in Freeport, TX; Safety & Training Coordinator Josh Perkins for CITGO in Lake Charles, LA; and Supervisor Cody Gray for PBF in Chalmette, LA.

ACCEPTING AWARDS FOR FOURTH-YEAR WINNERS: (l. to r.) Supervisor Henry Lopez for Oxy Battleground in La Porte, TX; Safety Supervisor Derrick Garcia and Training Supervisor Steve LeBlanc for Dow in La Porte, TX; Ops Manager Cliff Branin for CP Chem in Orange, TX; Supervisor Johnny Downs for CP Chem Cedar Bayou (SIT) in Baytown, TX; Supervisor Joey Martin for Honeywell in Geismar, LA; and Ops Manager Wilson Bower for NuStar in St. James, LA.


FROM OUR CUSTOMERSEditor’s Note: The comments below were sent to our Dow West Virginia Operations Site Leader Robert Kerber.

Just want to drop you a note to let you know the guys in POLYOX™ WSR Packaging did an excellent job in the recent customer audit. As always, the area looked great. The auditor specifically commented on how tidy the area looked. The fact that POLYOX no longer audit-prepares the packaging area is a testament to the high level of ownership the SGS guys take and their commitment to excellence.

I deeply appreciate the tremendous support SGS provides the business and total dedication to quality service provided by the POLYOX Packaging Team, you, and SGS. I know this level of service depends on a range of functions across SGS—some I see, and some I don’t.

John R. SimmsExternal Manufacturing Operations Manager – POLYOX TMDow Pharma & Food SolutionsThe Dow Chemical CompanyInstitute, WV

Jamison Carter and Adam Fabre assisted me during all the activities around the Caustic P-U801A discharge piping leak. They were involved in building the package, prepping the equipment, and cleaning and washing down the area to be worked. Working with them is a pleasure. This was in no shape or form a training session for them to learn more about SP-3 and taking on more responsibilities. This was good old-fashioned TEAMWORK. They showed initiative to learn more about the process. They do this on a daily basis. I know that you’re well aware of their capabilities. We just wanted to express our appreciation and give them some recognition. Keep up the great work!

Lucas Cole HebertLogistics Process Technician/RPTL/Site SupervisorBRAVO Steering Committee RepresentativeShell Chemical LPGeismar, LA

RUBBING ELBOWS WITH THE “KING OF THE SWAMP”Troy Landry, one of the stars of the reality TV show “Swamp People,” was the guest speaker at a recent safety meeting for our work group at Shell Chemical in Geismar, LA. Pictured (l. to r.) are PSC Site Supervisor Andy Kliebert, Jonathan Dimm, Jamison Carter, Justin Champagne, Troy, Adam Fabre, and Operations Manager Jesse Fillingame. During the meeting, Shell management recognized Jonathan, Jamison, and Adam for their great safety catches and strong work ethic.

OHST CERTIFICATIONHSE Manager Robert Franks has successfully completed the Occupational Health and Safety Technologist program and passed the OHST certification exam, which covers a wide range of safety topics including industrial hygiene, hazard control, incident investigations, and more. Congratulations, Robert!

NEW WORK WITH SHELL Ate Visser, Shell Chemical Vice President for Pennsylvania Chemicals (on left), is pictured with Kimmo Fuller, SGS North America Chief Operating Officer, following the signing of a contract for PSC to provide logistics services at a new world-scale polyethylene facility being developed in the Marcellus Shale region near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Construction on the facility is slated to begin later this year.


QUARTERLY GOLD WINNERS These employees each received a $500 award for their winning submissions from the first quarter of 2016:

• Wyketrick Johnson – Olin, Plaquemine, LA

• Jerry Molina – Dow, Seadrift, TX • Jason Pena – INEOS, Green Lake, TX • David Rangel – Total, La Porte, TX • JonTrelle Reynolds – ExxonMobil

BRCP, Baton Rouge, LA

MONTHLY SILVER WINNERS These employees each received a $150 award for their winning submissions for January, February and March:

• Fred Abernathy – Indorama, Decatur, AL

• Wayne Barr – Rubicon, Geismar, LA • Erik Beal – Dow, Freeport, TX • Michael Burks – LyondellBasell,

Channelview, TX • Seth Coffey – Oxy Battleground,

La Porte, TX • Brandon Dodson – Chevron,

Pascagoula, MS (two-time winner) • Johnny Hernandez – Valero, Three

Rivers, TX • Jon Johnson – LA Tankerman Group • Wyketrick Johnson – Olin,

Plaquemine, LA • Adam Jones – CP Chem Cedar Bayou,

Baytown, TX • John Joseph – DEXCO, Plaquemine,

LA • Edward Kelly – Rubicon, Geismar, LA • Amanda Killen – Rubicon, Geismar, LA • Peyton Lewis – ExxonMobil Chemical,

Baton Rouge, LA • Robert Literal – Dow, Louisville, KY • James Lowery – Dow, Plaquemine,

LA • Jerry Molina – Dow, Seadrift, TX • Carlos Ortiz – CITGO, Corpus Christi,

TX

HAZARD RECOGNITION PROGRAM WINNERS

• Chance Ortiz – CP Chem Cedar Bayou SIT, Baytown, TX

• Jason Pena – INEOS, Green Lake, TX • David Rangel – Total, La Porte, TX • JonTrelle Reynolds – ExxonMobil

BRCP, Baton Rouge, LA • Jose Rodriguez – Shintech, Freeport,

TX • Kendall Roussel – CF Industries,

Donaldsonville, LA

We’re pleased to shine the spotlight on the most recent “Gold” and “Silver” award winners for our Quarterly Hazard

Recognition Program. Congratulations and thanks for your efforts to make our workplaces safer for everyone!

• Paul Seyler – Houston Tankerman Group

• Johnathon Smith – Dow West Virginia Operations

• Steve Sonnenberg – ARC Terminals, Joliet, IL

• Everardo Valdez – Covestro, Baytown, TX

• Kevin Whitworth – Dow, Seadrift, TX

EARN HEALTH REWARDS WITH BRAVOSGS has partnered with BravoWell, a leading wellness company, to administer our new “Healthy for Life” incentive program for employees enrolled in SGS health plans. This program is designed to help our employees reduce their risks for chronic health conditions and help manage healthcare costs. By participating, employees and their covered spouses can each save approximately $60 per month ($720 per year)* on their health insurance premiums for 2018. Here’s how it works:

REGISTER – Visit the website www.bravowell.com/sgs, and follow the step-by-step instructions to create your account or login. Please confirm that your prepopulated information is correct, and review and make any necessary changes to receive your results.

COMPLETE AN ONLINE HEALTH ASSESSMENT – The health risk assessment (HRA) is a questionnaire about your current health status and areas of health risk. Once completed, you’ll receive suggestions as to how to improve your health.

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DOCTOR – Schedule your annual wellness visit with biometric screening.

OBTAIN YOUR PROVIDER SCREENING FORM – You can download a copy of your personalized provider screening form at www.bravewell.com/sgs. Bring this form with you to your doctor visit.

RETURN THE COMPLETED PROVIDER SCREENING FORM– Have your doctor fax the completed form to 855-297-3215 or submit through our online company portal.

The BravoWell program is voluntary. However, if you enroll in a health plan but choose not to participate, you may be responsible for paying a higher non-incentivized employee contribution rate for your medical coverage.

Your privacy and confidentiality matter and are protected by law. The collection of your personal health metrics is managed by BravoWell, and your personal health information will not be shared with SGS.

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It’s normal to experience mild dehydration during physical activity especially if you’re sweating in the heat. However, prolonged moderate dehydration or severe dehydration can be detrimental to your health, especially your kidney function. We all know that when we’re thirsty or our mouth is parched, it’s a good time to take a drink. But there are less obvious signs that you’re well on your way to serious dehydration. Here’s what to watch for during the warm months ahead.

RISING HEARTBEATS

We know heart rate goes up with intensity, and that it will tend to drift with lengthy physical activity (especially in the heat). However, if you’re experiencing heart rates that are 15 to 20 beats higher than you’d expect, it could be your heart is compensating for reduced blood volume (also known as dehydration) by beating faster.

SWIMMING HEAD

You know how your head swims a bit when you suddenly stand from a sitting position? It’s called postural hypotension, and it’s the result of blood not reaching your head quickly enough as you change positions, thanks to low blood volume. If you start feeling that while working in the heat, it could be a sign of dehydration.

SAGGY SKIN

Technically called “decreased skin turgor,” when the skin on the back of your hand doesn’t snap back from being pinched, saggy skin is a sign you need more fluids ASAP. When properly hydrated, the pinched skin should return back to normal immediately. With moderate to severe dehydration, it will be slow to return. Try it now (I know you are) by pinching your skin for 2-3 seconds and then letting go. That’s your baseline. If it’s slow to rebound, you’re dangerously dehydrated.

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By Robert Franks, OHST

HSE Manager

DEHYDRATION RECOGNITION & RECOVERY

WHAT’S THAT SMELL?

If you take a nature break and it smells like you’ve wandered into a bus station bathroom, that’s another good sign to drink more. A strong urine smell can be a sign of dehydration. Of course it’s still good that you have to urinate at this point, since once you hit severe dehydration, urine production decreases dramatically. Avoid slipping into that next stage by boosting your fluid intake as soon as possible.

REPLENISH THE RIGHT WAY

Most people can get away with gulping water after a workout, but those of you working for hours in the hot sun need to put extra effort into replenishing the minerals flushed out via sweat. Sure, electrolytes come standard in sports drinks and energy bars, but some can be accompanied by an unwanted helping of added sugar.

There’s another way to replenish the electrically-charged particles your body needs to maintain fluid balance and aid muscle and nerve functions necessary for sustained performance: pick up a spoon and fork.

Foods contain so many more electrolytes, as well as vitamins and other health-protective compounds. Here are five key electrolytes, and the healthy, whole foods that can replenish them:

Sodium – We’re told to just say no to sodium, but it’s the electrolyte we lose in the highest concentration when we sweat. Salt helps the body hold on to water, keeping you hydrated for a longer period of time.

• Tip – Consume a salty meal, like soup, before a period of anticipated heavy sweating. This will better equip your body to retain fluid and maintain hydration throughout the day.

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DEHYDRATION RECOGNITION & RECOVERY

RECENT SAFETY MILESTONESNO TANKERMAN SPILLS YRS

Houston Tankerman Group 3

Upper Ohio Tankerman Group 1

NO DOCK SPILLS YRS

NuStar – St. James, LA 7

Valero – Corpus Christi, TX 7

Gulf Gateway Terminal – New Orleans, LA

4

NuStar – Texas City, TX 4

INEOS – Green Lake, TX 3

ExxonMobil – Beaumont, TX 1

NO RECORDABLES YRS

Motiva – Convent, LA 21

LBC – Houston, TX 10

Motiva – Sour Lake, TX 10

NuStar – St. James, LA 7

Helen G/166 Fleet 6

CP Chem Cedar Bayou SIT Yard – Baytown, TX

6

INVISTA – Chattanooga, TN 5

Dow – Louisville, KY 4

CITGO – Lake Charles, LA 3

Indorama – Decatur, AL 3

INEOS – Green Lake, TX 3

Axiall – Plaquemine, LA 2

Dow (Lonestar Plant) – Deer Park, TX

2

Kentucky Tankerman Group 2

NorthStar – East Fairview, ND 2

Valero – Three Rivers, TX 2

CP Chem Old Ocean – Sweeny, TX

1

SAFETY CORNER (CONTINUED)

Chloride – This mineral is found in table salt and processed foods like deli meats, condiments, canned soup, and potato chips. Just like salt, it’s typically not lacking in the American diet. Chloride is needed to maintain fluid balance, blood volume, blood pressure, and body fluid pH levels. It is lost in high concentrations during heavy sweating.

• Tip – Skip the snack food aisle and replenish chloride with whole food sources such as olives, seaweed (that’s right, seaweed—it’s not just for breakfast anymore), rye, tomatoes, lettuce, and celery.

Potassium – During an hour of hard physical labor, you might lose 200 to 600 mg of potassium, which supports cell and heart function, regulates blood pressure, prevents bone loss and kidney

stones, and plays a vital role in muscle contraction.

• Tip – Snack on a medium to large banana (450 to 600 mg of potassium). Other whole foods rich in potassium include baked and sweet potatoes, peas, beans, avocado, and leafy green vegetables such as spinach and kale.

Calcium – Milk may not seem like the best choice for the work site, but research indicates that the calcium-rich beverage does a better job than water or sports drinks at rehydrating the body after strenuous activity. Why? Milk delivers a mix of carbohydrates, calcium, sodium, and potassium, along with high-quality protein, which aids muscle recovery.

• Tip – Include calcium-rich foods like milk (regular or soy) and cereal, yogurt, or even a latte each day.

Magnesium – This mineral aids muscle contraction, nerve function, enzyme activation, and bone development. An added benefit is that magnesium helps fight fatigue. When you’re low on this mineral, your body demands more oxygen and energy during physical activity, and therefore you tire more quickly.

• Tip – Chow down on leafy green vegetables, whole grains, nuts, peanut butter, dried beans, and lentils as often as possible.

APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE

Now you know what to look for, how to prepare, and how to recover. It’s in your hands; apply what you’ve learned to stay hydrated and healthy.

COOKIE AWARD WINNERJames Hrabovsky, a switchman for our Dow group in Seadrift, TX, was recently presented with a “Cookie Award” from Dow leaders for the best “near miss/intervention” of the month. James intervened when he saw another contractor using a backhoe too close to an active track where cars were being switched. Pictured above with James (seated in front) are (l. to r.) PSC Switching Supervisor Al Lopez, Dow Site Logistics Leader Don Cameron, Dow Operations Responsible Care Leader Ed Boyer, Dow Site Director Teresa Keating, Dow Site Maintenance & Engineering Leader Brennan Zerangue, and PSC Site Leader Chris Garis. Good job, James!


Meet Adam Fabre, one of the more

than 2,700 employees who make up

the SGS Petroleum Service family.

He serves as an Operations Field

Coordinator for our Shell work group

in Geismar, Louisiana.

EMPLOYEE CLOSE-UP

The Connection: An Operations Field Coordinator (OFC) is a unique position. What does this role entail?

AF: We have areas within Shell where PSC is in charge of all loading, but sometimes other units need to move product, so they call us over to assist with a special project. We are the expert product handlers, so we will go over to the other unit, discuss the transfer, come up with a list of materials we will need, and create a written procedure for the project. Sometimes they may need to remove a product, such as when they replace or upgrade a catalyst, and other times the plant is bringing in a new chemical for their systems.

The Connection: Are you working on anything in particular right now?

AF: Shell has been expanding the footprint of the plant for about a year. They started an AO4 expansion on our side about three months ago, which will ultimately result

in delivering a high quality product at a greater capacity. This expansion is being constructed in the middle of our current rail yard that we operate around the clock. I’m in charge of writing all permits—which is the safest way to monitor contractors. Once complete, PSC will operate the new loading facility, which will consist of six bays—three for pressurized rail cars, and three for general purpose loading. I’m out here overseeing every permit, making sure that the contractors are operating safely when they are in our yard, and ensuring that the facility is being constructed to the PSC standards of operation.

The Connection: What is the best part of being involved with the AO4 expansion?

AF: It’s been great to watch the new loading rack project start from six feet in the ground and move towards completion. There are so many details that go into a project this size. I know a little bit about welding, but I’ve gotten to see these talented folks weld every day and put down track, and it’s amazing how many skilled people are around here.

The Connection: What’s the most challenging thing about working on a special project such as this?

AF: The hardest thing is dealing with so many other contractors to make sure that everything is done the safe way. Different companies come in and go out, and then a new contractor comes in a few weeks later. Some contractors won’t do things the right way, and we have to go in and rework something or clean up after someone. We had a few headaches early on, but now I’ve learned to set clear expectations and standards as a leader.

The Connection: How did you get your start with PSC?

AF: I started on the wash rack in the Polyethylene unit at Dow St. Charles. I left PSC and went to work doing maintenance, but the work wasn’t safe, and I knew I could do better. Andy Kliebert encouraged me to come back to PSC as a truck loader at Shell Geismar and work toward my goals of getting a house and

getting married. I’m now engaged, and the wedding is in March of 2018. Everyone here at Shell has my back; the people and atmosphere out here are great. We’re all one big team, and they are always here for me. It’s a fun day, even though it’s hard work.

The Connection: When you’re not working 12-hour shifts, where can we find you?

AF: I love hunting, fishing, and hanging out with my buddies. Some of them work for PSC, and we are all on shift together. I’m also a nutria bounty hunter. When my brother and I find the time, we take our GO-DEVIL boat out to ride around, play music, and take turns shooting and getting out of the boat to retrieve the nutria. Wildlife and Fisheries used to pay $7.00 per tail, but now it’s $5.00. We usually get around 25-30 in a day, and last year I turned in 278 for the season.

PSC EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED AT TOTALWe congratulate these employees from our Total work group in La Porte, TX, who were recently honored for outstanding work and leadership at the site:

Utility Operator James Williams (pictured above left) was recognized for taking action to address a hazard he identified during a walkabout audit.

Leadman Jim Balli (on right) was recognized for being selected as the Vice Chairman of Total’s CHESS team (Contractors Helping Everyone Stay Safe).


Danny Barry passed away on April 1st. Danny worked for PSC for about nine years

as a dispatcher in our Baton Rouge Office. His brother Scott also works for PSC, as a member of our work group at CF Industries in Donaldsonville, LA. Danny loved cooking

and LSU tailgating, as seen in this photo provided by Dispatcher Pete Budo. “This is the Danny I will always remember—a father, joker, chef, Tiger fan, co-worker, and good friend,” said Pete. “He will be missed by many.”

Moses Brown passed away on April 12th. He worked for PSC for five years at Dow in Plaquemine, LA. “Through the years

I had come to know Moses as an excellent leader and most important to me, as a friend,” said Supervisor Terry

Maloy. “He had a kind, calm way in which he carried himself, and I would always joke with him and call him Benevolent Moses. I will miss watching him grow professionally.”

Raymond Patterson from our Dow group in Freeport, TX, passed away on April 26th.

He was a 2016 D.H. Haymon Award winner who inspired his co-workers after being diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago. “He asked that his

award stay on the shelf in the breakroom so that people will see it and remember him,” said Site Leader Glenn Gillaspia III. “With or without a trophy, he will not be forgotten by those who knew him.”

Kenny St. Martin passed away on April 24th. He was a long-time member of our Marathon work group in Garyville, LA.

He retired in 2014 with more than 35 years of service. “A former D.H. Haymon Award winner, Kenny’s leadership and attention to detail was

instrumental in molding the Marathon work group into one of the most successful sites for PSC today,” said Ops Manager Terry Montz, who worked for many years with Kenny. “He was always willing to lend a helping hand and was well-respected by his peers. Rest in peace my friend!”

IN MEMORIAM We express our condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of the following members of our PSC family who passed away recently.

INTRODUCING TELEMEDICINE SERVICES FROM FIRST STOP HEALTHWe’re pleased to announce that PSC employees (and their dependents) who are enrolled in a Horizon BCBS medical plan now have 24/7/365 access to doctors through our new telemedicine provider, First Stop Health. This new service replaces the telemedicine benefits that were previously provided through CareOnline.

THERE ARE NO COPAYS OR OTHER FEES TO USE THIS SERVICE!

Simply call toll-free 1-888-691-7867 and within minutes, you’ll be speaking with a doctor who can diagnose and treat you over the phone for health problems such as sore throat, cough, sinus infection, urinary tract infection, skin rash, eye infection, ear ache, upset stomach, muscle/joint pain, and medication refills.*

This service offers unlimited consultations with U.S.-based doctors licensed in 49 states (telemedicine is prohibited in Arkansas).

On May 1st, a welcome email from First Stop Health was sent out to all covered employees who previously provided a work or personal email address to our HR department. Within the e-mail, there is be a unique link that allows you to set up an OPTIONAL personal medical dashboard. To use the service, though, you only need to call toll-free 1-888-691-7867 and press 1 to speak with a doctor. There is no setup necessary!

Watch for more information to come in the mail in the coming weeks regarding this convenient new service!

*Note: prescription costs applicable to your medical insurance plan.

HR LEADERSHIP SUMMITPictured above are participants of a Leadership Summit held recently in Houston for HR leaders of SGS operations in the U.S. Shown (l. to r.) are SGS NAM COO Kimmo Fuller, PSC VP of L&D Marsha Ramsey, PSC HR Director Sosha McDonald, SGS NAM Talent Acquisition Director Yvonne McAlpine, SGS HR Director Carol Washington, SGS HR Director Toyin Ojo, SGS NAM Sr. VP of HR Laura Ramey, SGS HR Generalist Damarys Reyes, SGS HR Director Kathy Mills, and SGS U.S. Managing Director Dave Smercina.


RECENT PROMOTIONS & SUPERVISORY CHANGESAaron Cummings from our Pasadena Office has recently taken on a new role as our Business Development Manager. Aaron has worked for PSC for seven years, the last five as Operations Manager for our Dow sites in the Houston and Freeport, Texas areas. For the past year, Aaron has been assigned to the ExxonMobil/Talke project in Mont Belvieu. He will retain oversight of this project as it ramps up over the course of this year, while simultaneously beginning work in business development.

Joe Burgess has been promoted from Safety Leader to Site Manager for our ExxonMobil/Talke group in Mont Belvieu. Joe joined PSC in 2015 from Rescar, where he was responsible for railcar fleet maintenance at the ExxonMobil sites.

Also in our ExxonMobil group in Mont Belvieu, John Toppass has been promoted from Board Operator to Plant Supervisor, and Jason Villasenor has been promoted from Safety & Training Coordinator to Safety & Training Supervisor. John joined PSC in January 2017, and Jason came aboard in September 2016.

Dustin Pirtle has transferred to our Shintech operation in Addis, LA, to serve as Plant Supervisor. He had been serving as HSE Leader in our Baton Rouge Office. He has worked for PSC for nearly 17 years.

Brian Bailey has been promoted to the role of Plant Supervisor for our Dow operation in Beaumont, TX. He had been serving as a tankerman in our Port Arthur Tankerman Group. He joined PSC five years ago.

In our Dow group in Plaquemine, LA, Andrew Baldwin and Luke Milstead have been promoted to Plant Supervisor roles. Andrew was serving as a Leadman prior to this promotion. He has seven years of service. Luke had been serving as a Safety & Training Supervisor. He has worked for PSC since November 2010.

David Morrison has transferred to our LBC group in Houston, TX, to serve as Plant Supervisor. He had been serving as the

Supervisor for our Targa Resources group in Mont Belvieu.

Troy Cazenave has transferred to our Logistics group at Dow Plaquemine to accept a role as Plant Supervisor. He had been serving as a Supervisor for our Noranda group in Gramercy, LA.

In our Dow West Virginia Operations group, Glen Colby has been promoted from Loader to Plant Supervisor. He has worked for PSC for two years.

Tanner Harmon has been promoted from Leadman to Working Leader in our LyondellBasell group in Morris, IL. He has worked for PSC since December 2015.

In our CF Industries work group in Donaldsonville, LA, Andre Arcement and Erron Kennedy have been promoted from Loader to Shift Supervisor roles. Andre has three years of service with PSC, and Erron has nine years of service.

Jody Scott has taken on a new role as Contracts Manager, after serving for the past 16 years as assistant to Brian Haymon and as our Baton Rouge Office Manager. She will be working in partnership with Contracts Manager Tracy Casebonne to handle negotiations, renewals, and other matters related to our customer contracts.

Natalie Kliebert has been promoted to the position of HRIS Leader in our Baton Rouge HR department. Natalie has worked for PSC for 12 years. She was serving as an HR Recruiter prior to this promotion.

We are pleased to congratulate the following employees who have recently been promoted to Leadman roles:

Mark Lauterbach from our ARC Terminals group in Joliet, IL. He has worked for PSC for more than two years.

Frank Damian from our Phillips 66 group in Sweeny, TX (recent transfer from our Braskem Oyster Creek group in Freeport). He joined PSC in October 2012.

Michael Smith from our CITGO group in Lake Charles, LA. He has six years of service.

Bryan Burris from our Covestro group in Baytown, TX. He joined PSC in February 2015.

Matthew Rodrigue from our CP Chem group in Orange, TX. He has worked for PSC for more than 10 years.

Patrick Lewis from our CP Chem group in Pasadena, TX. He has worked for PSC for nearly two years.

Derek Yeager from our Dow group in Deer Park, TX. He has three years of service.

Gerardo Cardoza and Joshua Vergara from our Dow group in Freeport, TX. They both have three years of service with PSC.

William Bridgeforth and Matt Matherne from our Dow group in Plaquemine, LA. William has more than three years of service, and Matt has worked for PSC for more than two years.

Lamont Melchor from our Dow group in Seadrift, TX. He joined PSC in February 2016.

Angel Ramirez from our Flint Hills Resources group in Corpus Christi, TX. Angel joined PSC in August 2012.

Kyle Dore and Michael Hall from our Huntsman group in Houston, TX. They both joined PSC in November 2015.

Jeremy Kaniewski from our LyondellBasell group in Morris, IL. He has worked for PSC since December 2015.

Kenneth Brown in our NorthStar group in East Fairfield, ND. He has two years of service.

Donnie Francois from our Occidental group in Convent, LA. He has worked for PSC since January 2015.

Jose Jasso from our OxyVinyls group in Pasadena, TX. He has worked for PSC for two years.

Jim Balli, Kyron Curtis, and Steven Sposato from our Total group in La Porte, TX. Jim and Steven have both worked for PSC for more than two years, and Kyron came aboard in July 2016.


SUPERVISOR TRAINING GRADS

Mark Lake completed the Supervisor Manual training series on March 30th at our Baton Rouge Office.

Joseph Patt and Benjamin Bryant completed the Supervisor Manual training series on April 18th in Pasadena, Texas.

Sedrick Barrett completed the Supervisor Manual training series on May 3rd in Baton Rouge. He is shown with Senior Ops Manager Joel Prejean.

THEY ESCAPED WITH TIME TO SPARE! Micah Huff, the Site Leader for our Dow group in Louisville, KY, (pictured above, top right), was invited to participate in a recent “escape room” team-building activity with the Dow Global Plastics Additives Business Leaders group. Micah and his team made it out of the room with a minute and 40 seconds to spare!

The Dow leaders on the team included (seated, l. to r.) Dow Louisville Logistics Leader Kristen Dobrodziej, Dow Global Reliability Engineer Rick Mattingly, and Dow Plastics Additives Improvement Engineer Meghan Canary; (standing, l. to r.) Dow Process Automation Technology Leader Malcolm Robertson, Dow Louisville Production Engineer Matt Lokar, and Dow Coatings Material Process Safety Specialist Jarett Hayes.

Logan Hump, a member of our NorthStar work group in East Fairview, North Dakota, found his name hidden in our last issue. He received a $50 gift card for his attention to detail. He is pictured (above right) with Terminal Manager Josh Anderson.

Another name is hidden in this issue. If you find YOUR name embedded within one of the newsletter stories in this issue, (in lowercase italic letters, in parentheses), contact HR Administrative Assistant Claire McCrary at (225) 343-8262 ext. 287 to claim your prize.

OUR HIDDEN NAME CONTEST WINNER


ANNIVERSARIES (2ND QUARTER 2017)

25 YEARS • Michael Medica – ExxonMobil BRPO,

Baton Rouge, LA

20 YEARS • Herman Cassard – CF Industries,

Donaldsonville, LA • Randy Lavergne – Port Arthur

Tankerman Group • Michael Tregre – Noranda, Gramercy,

LA

15 YEARS • James Comeaux – INVISTA, Orange,

TX • James Devillier – ExxonMobil

Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA • Houston Haymon – Pasadena

Office • Barry Johnson – Dow St. Charles,

Hahnville, LA • Joseph Julian – Dow St. Charles,

Hahnville, LA • Charles Pugh – ExxonMobil BRPO,

Baton Rouge, LA • Jason Simon – Marathon, Garyville,

LA • William Smith – Kentucky Tankerman

Group

10 YEARS • Darren Ambeau – Total, Carville, LA • Lionel Baker – Total, Carville, LA • Eric Davis – CF Industries,

Donaldsonville, LA • Marvin Dorsey – Rubicon, Geismar,

LA • Terrance Foster – Dow, Plaquemine,

LA • Ricky Green – CF Industries,

Donaldsonville, LA • Edward Kelly – Rubicon, Geismar, LA • Martin Kirumba – LA Tankerman

Group • David Leboeuf – Port Arthur

Tankerman Group • Brad Minchew – NuStar, St. James,

LA • Christopher Morris – Dow,

Plaquemine, LA • Anthony Scott – CF Industries,

Donaldsonville, LA • Tevis Smith – Dow St. Charles,

Hahnville, LA

5 YEARS • Rodney Ables – INVISTA,

Chattanooga, TN • Larry Anderson – LA Tankerman

Group • Jacob Anderson – Olin, Plaquemine,

LA • Brian Bailey – Dow, Beaumont, TX • Ricky Baldera – Dow, Seadrift, TX • Wayne Barr – Rubicon, Geismar, LA • Victor Bellelo – Axiall, Plaquemine,

LA • Timothy Bergeron – ExxonMobil

Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA • Brad Billiot – Dow St. Charles,

Hahnville, LA • Garrett Borne – Marathon, Garyville,

LA • Charles Cole – Dow, Plaquemine, LA • Luis Cotto – Houston Tankerman

Group • Collin Cunningham – Valero, St

Charles, LA • Marcus Davis – ExxonMobil

Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA • Andre Dornier – NuStar, St James,

LA • Ted Fisher – Dow Houston Hub • Michael Guidry – CITGO, Lake

Charles, LA • Saint Clair Harris – NuStar, St James,

LA • Thomas Johnson – Dow, Seadrift, TX • Ronald Jones – Covestro, Baytown,

TX • Danna Kelley – INVISTA,

Chattanooga, TN • Younes Kiaa – CITGO, Corpus Christi,

TX • Kelly Matherne – Dow St. Charles,

Hahnville, LA • Glenn Melancon – NuStar, St James,

LA • Said Niftah – Dow, Seadrift, TX • Louis Poray – Dow, Plaquemine, LA • Casey Riden – INVISTA,

Chattanooga, TN • Vannie Russell – ExxonMobil

Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA • Godfred Sam – Houston Tankerman

Group • Steven Smith – Corpus Christi

Tankerman Group

Congrats to these two Shift Supervisors from our CF Industries work group in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, who were honored recently for milestone anniversaries. Lonnie Falcon (on left) has 30 years of service, and Herman Cassard has 20 years of service.

• Florentino Solis – INVISTA, Victoria, TX

• Sean Stewart – Rubicon, Geismar, LA • Christopher Tannehill – Rubicon,

Geismar, LA • Thomas Todd – Chevron, Pascagoula,

LA • Sam Triplette – Dispatch • Daryl Vaughan – Corpus Christi

Tankerman Group • Christopher Verret – Rubicon,

Geismar, LA • Patrick Vince – ExxonMobil Chemical,

Baton Rouge, LA • Ralph Walker – Axiall, Plaquemine,

LA • Forrest White – Dow, Plaquemine, LA • Lance Willett – Dow St. Charles,

Hahnville, LA • David Winchester – NuStar, St

James, LA

Contracts Manager Tracy Casebonne (center) was honored recently for 25 years of service to PSC. Shown with her are (l. to r.) VP Philip McMasters, Sr. VP Joel Dickerson, VP Phil Johnson, and Jacquelyne Janneck (retired VP).

5 YEARS (CONTINUED)


RETIREMENT CELEBRATIONS

Sau Van Nguyen from our ExxonMobil BRCP group in Baton Rouge was honored recently upon his retirement after more than 18 years of service with PSC. Congratulations, Sau!

Donald “Duck” Spencer was honored recently at a party celebrating his retirement from PSC after more than 38 years of service in our Marathon work group in Garyville, LA. He is pictured above with Supervisor Toby McDowell. Best wishes, Duck!

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF SERVICE

HR Benefits Assistant Linda Thibodeaux was recently honored for 20 years of service at an anniversary dinner held on March 16th.

Shown below are some photos taken at a crawfish boil celebrating Operations Manager David Webre‘s 40th

anniversary with PSC. The event was held at his daughter Melissa‘s home on March 11th. Congrats, David!


WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES

Aven Aguillard Donald Albarado IIILane Amaimo Ivy Anderson IIIOliverio Andrade Alvarado Austin Aucoin Damon Babin Nathan Bailey Paul Baker Jr.Jason Ball Kenya Banks Tyrone Barr Cory Barreca Anthony Bell Aaron BellardRigoberto Betancourt Jr.Tyler Bizette Robert Blackburn Seth Blanchard Rodney Blanton Jr.Mason Boggess Kiply BowenMatthew Broussard James Brown Jr.Javiss Brown Joshua Browning Douglas Bullock Michael Burrell Joshua Burris Rolando Butler Adam Butschek Nickolaus Cabral Gerad Carlin David Carlisle Timothy Carpenter Joseph Carrasco Robert Carrier Samuel Carriere Stephanie Carter Christopher Cavalier Mark Chapman Eric Charlot Jacob Chelette Jovi Cheramie Christian Chetta Shaun Christen James Clark Willard Clark Elvin Claudio Justin Clausen Brandon Clay

We are pleased to welcome the following new employees hired between February 13th and May 11th:

Holden Coggins Codey Coke Robert Collins Darin Comeaux Devin Cook Brent Cooper Peter Cooper Jr.Khaalif Cooper-Watson Michael Covington James Crook Michael De Los Santos Marcus Dearing Horace Derozan Jr.John Dickerson Jr.Darnell Dillard Dakota Dillon Daniel Dodd Austin Domangue Eric Duplantis Andrew Ealy IVWendell Elzy Eddrick Ennis Andrew Espinoza Rolando Espinoza-Flores Mark Evans Sean Felix Roger Felton Matthew Fojtik Gerard Franklin Octavio Frausto IIICardell Fretty Cameron Garner Deonte Garner Juan Garza Allen Gaulden Nolan George Maria Gomez Jonathan Graphia Andrea Grigg Nicholas Guarino Dane Guillot Rodney Hales Shawn Hall Terrell Hall Robert Hamilton Christopher Hancock Jerry Hardy IIChristopher Harrell Heather Harris Troy Harton Cedrick Hawkins Jr.

Jake Hebert Jr.Stepfan Henderson Jr.Lamont Hillard Jamey Hilse Justin Hinojosa Cody Hinzman Jordan Hitt Mason Hobizal Trevor Hoger Joseph Holly Jermone Hoston Kenneth Howard Jr.Stephen Howard Lionel Hulbert Jr.Jeffrey Ingram John Jackson Jr.Russtin Jackson Blesson Jacob Jonathan Jacobs Robert Jenkins Bryce Jessie Angalee Johnson Keilyn Johnson Myles Johnson Roland Johnson Stanley Johnson David Jones Ronald Jordan Robert Joseph IIIDennis Karr Jr.Denzel Kemp Jonathan Kessler Casey Kiger Edwin Knowles Chet Kolder William Kostelnik Matthew Landry Leo Lang Jr.Bobby Leach Justin Lecoq Ryan Lee Shane Lee Jonathan Leos Brandon Lewis Deryl Lewis Jr.Max Limon Allen Long LaBrice Mackey Carl Madison

CONTINUED ON PAGE 19


Thomas Malone IIIHolly Marse Charles Martin Ronald Martin Jr.Salvador Martinez Bryce Maxie Nicholas McClinton John McCormick Jordell McCoyDwain McCray Jerry McDonald Christopher McGinnis Hubert Medrano Braulio Millalaf-Troncoso Denver Miller Kendrick Miller Stanley Millien Cory Milton Jordan Minix Rodney Mitchell Warren Mitchell Jr.Kenyadda Moore Travis Moore Brett Moree Alfredo Morin Jr.Wayne Morris Landon Mullins Stephen Nadal Darius Neff Clyde NelsonKamal Nelson Mark Nicholson IIJoel Niswonger IIAmy Odom Lucas Oliver Mathew Olsen Victor Olvera Daniel Opoku Oscar Ortegon Taura Osborne Tylen Oubre Thomas Owens Zachary Pacheco Jeffrey Parker Timothy Parms Jr.Clint Patterson Michael Patterson Craig Peets IILane Pepitone Christian PichonDenver Pierce Jesse Poest Matthew Pogue Zachary Pollak

Paul Pousson Antonio Protho Dwayne Queen Jeffery Racer Jr.Francisco Ramirez Jay Reeves Darrin Regira IIMeagan Richter Javon Robertson Christopher Robinette Carlos Robinson Coy Robinson Jr.Edward Rocha Jr.Maria Rosas Cruz Rubio Noel Russ Kevin Russell Jonathan Sanchez Casey Sanders Ravon Sanders Orlando Sauceda Jr. Drake Semien Jeremy Sherman Carl Shirey Joseph SmasheyJason Smith Sherman Smith IIIByron Spears Joseph Spears Shawn Stafford Nicholas Steele Devin Stewart Timothy Stewart Mark Sullivan William Sweezey

Paul Szymanski Steven Taylor Stephen Tebo Ruben Terrazas Marcel Terry Corey Thibodaux Derek Thibodaux Alexander Thibodeaux Jr.Christopher Thomas LeDarren Thomas Efrain Torres Jacob Townsend Cedric Trench Ricardo Vasquez Jr.Troy Vaughn Jarrel Vernon Jacob Vescovi Que-Que Vessilee James Villarreal Darren Vincent Courtney Waddis Emile Washington Jr.Evan Washington Kerry Washington Jacob Watson Keita Watts Terrell Webster Ronald Wendel IIISteven West Corey WhitakerRichard Whitfield Edward Williams IIIWilliam Willis IIIChristopher Wilson

NEW EMPLOYEES (CONTINUED)

PRECIOUS CARGO ARRIVALSIt’s a Boy! Brandon Breaux (Dow – Plaquemine, LA) and his wife Paige are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Dawson Michael, on December 12th.

It’s a Girl! Michael Harry (TOTAL – Carville, LA) and Chelsey Ruffin are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Amira, on February 13th.

It’s a Boy! Jeremy Dorsey (Rubicon – Geismar, LA) and his wife Andreon are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Jeremy Glen Jr., on March 6th.

It’s a Girl! Shelton Gros (CF Industries – Donaldsonville, LA) and Jamie Hernandez are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Makailah Helen, on March 29th.

It’s a Girl! Andy Kliebert (Shell – Geismar, LA) and his wife Natalie (Baton Rouge Office) are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Addison Marie, on April 18th.

It’s a Girl! Sean Louviere (Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA) and his wife Aimee are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Paislee Grace, on April 25th.


A SALUTE TO THE CLASS OF 2017!We are pleased to congratulate these recent graduates who are family members of PSC employees. Each will

receive a $150 gift from PSC in recognition of their hard work and achievements.

Jade Alexis BabinMSA West AcademyDaughter of Ryan LandryRubicon – Geismar, LA

Drayk BlairEast Ascension High SchoolSon of Jillian GrangerBaton Rouge Office

Savanna BoudreauxHackberry High School Daughter of John BoudreauxCITGO – Lake Charles, LA

Trenton BrownVictoria East High SchoolSon of Jeff McCaskillNorthStar – Point Comfort, TX

Cross ChambersLiberty High SchoolSon of Mindy ChambersDow – Seadrift, TX

Amanda ChavezEast Saint John High SchoolDaughter of Richard MausMarathon – Garyville, LA

Brennen Heath CollinsBrusly High SchoolSon of Chad CollinsDow – Plaquemine, LA

Dyannah ConLivingston Central High SchoolDaughter of Eddy Con-BarriosKentucky Tankerman Group

Caleb DownsHull-Daisetta High School Son of Johnny DownsChevron Cedar Bayou SIT Yard – Baytown, TX

Saylaion Dunlap Jr.West Columbia High SchoolSon of Saylaion DunlapDow – Freeport, TX

Hayden DupuyOak Forrest High SchoolSon of Marc DupuyExxonMobil BRCP – Baton Rouge, LA

Abigail EdwardsWalker High SchoolDaughter of Danny EdwardsLouisiana Tankerman Group

Amber Shelisa Exnicious Assumption High School Daughter of Sheila Exnicious Total – Carville, LA

Braden Garner Robert Turner College & Career High SchoolSon of Buddy GarnerExxonMobil – Mont Belvieu, TX

Kiron Jaelon GauffLutcher High SchoolSon of Lowell GauffDow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA

Mykailyn HarbisonVidor High School Daughter of Kevin HensleyCP Chem – Orange, TX

Eli HaymonEpiscopal High SchoolSon of Brian HaymonBaton Rouge Office

Valeria FariaA.M. Barbe High SchoolDaughter of Humberto FariaCITGO – Lake Charles, LA


Ean HillLive Oak High SchoolSon of Kevin Hill & Shannon Hill Dow – Plaquemine, LA & ExxonMobil BRCP – Baton Rouge, LA

Treasure JarvisScotlandville Magnet High SchoolDaughter of Troy PaytonTotal – Carville, LA

Bailey JerebClear Creek High SchoolDaughter of Shiloh JerebPasadena Office

Cheyenne Rose JordanRiverside AcademyDaughter of Rhett TricheMotiva – Convent, LA

Esmeralda LandinHeights High SchoolDaughter of Leonardo LandinCovestro – Baytown, TX

Rey MartinezSweeny High SchoolSon of Chris AlanizDow – Freeport, TX

Cody McColloughSulphur High SchoolSon of Mike McColloughCITGO – Lake Charles, LA

Justin McMastersWalker High SchoolSon of Philip McMastersBaton Rouge Office

Laura MecheWestlake HighDaughter of Brian RoyCITGO – Lake Charles, LA

Ciyera Christine MoralesCalhoun High SchoolDaughter of Rudy MoralesDow – Seadrift, TX

Ryan Mitchell OliverAlice High SchoolSon of Maria Isabel GomezCITGO – Corpus Christi, TX

Halie OlmstedLacassine High SchoolDaughter of John BoudreauxCITGO – Lake Charles, LA

Johnny ReyesEdna High School Son of Joe HernandezINVISTA – Victoria, TX

Christian RoyParkview High SchoolDaughter of Carlton RoyCITGO – Lake Charles, LA

Yareniz SequeraCrosby High SchoolDaughter of Mario SequeraCovestro – Baytown, TX

Camille SingletonDr. Kirk Lewis Career & Technical High SchoolDaughter of Deon SingletonPasadena Office

Naya A. MarshallUniversity Lab SchoolDaughter of Alfred Marshall Jr.ExxonMobil BRPO – Baton Rouge, LA

Chase StuckeyBaton Rouge High School Son of Steve StuckeyExxonMobil BRCP – Baton Rouge, LA

Sharan A. TurnerEast Ascension High School Daughter of Daisy TurnerShell Chemical – Geismar, LA


CONGRATS TO OUR COLLEGE GRADUATES

Lindsey BakerLouisiana State UniversityB.S. in Early Childhood EducationDaughter of Christy BakerBaon Rouge Office

Chasity Ross DickersonBaton Rouge Community CollegeAssociate degrees in Humanities & Social ScienceSpouse of John DickersonDow – Plaquemine, LA

Lauren GlynnNicholls State UniversityB.S. in NursingDaughter of Larry GlynnBaton Rouge Office

Jenna Noelle GourguesLouisiana State UniversityB.A. in Communication StudiesDaughter of Rhonda GourguesBaton Rouge Office

Jordyn McDempseyLouisiana State University B.A. in SociologyDaughter of Cindy HillBaton Rouge Office

Candice Reado Sam Houston State UniversityB.S. in Physical TherapyDaughter of Randy ReadoOlin – Freeport, TX

Savannah Valdez SchroederBrazosport CollegeSpouse of Matt SchroederAssociate degree in Instrument TechnologyDow – Freeport, TX

Heather Amber VillarrealTexas A&M UniversityB.S. in Biomedical SciencesDaughter of Kevin FloresINVISTA – Victoria, TX

Janice ZombekPrairie State CollegeSurgical Technology CertificateSpouse of Tim MillsARC Terminals – Joliet, IL

PSC EMPLOYEE GRADUATE:Joshua Hoffpauir (no photo available) Nicholls State UniversityB.S. in Industrial Safety TechnologyCF Industries – Donaldsonville, LA

SHOWERING BABY KLIEBERT

Natalie Kliebert from our HR department was honored at a baby shower at our Baton Rouge Office on March 29th. Little Miss Addison Marie arrived a few weeks later, on April 18th. Natalie’s husband Andy is a member of our Shell work group in Geismar, LA. Congrats to Natalie, Andy, and big sister Whitney Rae!

YOU ROCK, JEREMY!

Jeremy Dunn, (pictured above, center), is a Warehouse Tech in our Dow group in Plaquemine, LA. He was recognized recently for helping us promote a job fair we hosted in partnership with the Iberville Parish President’s Office and the Workforce Commission. Jeremy posted information about the event on Facebook, and his post was shared more than 800 times! We just so happened to have more than 800 people at that job fair, so his publicity efforts on our behalf certainly made an impact. To show our appreciation, Senior VP Joel Dickerson and Supervisor Kevin Hill presented Jeremy with a “Rock Star Recruiter” certificate and a $50 gift card.


THE PSC SPORTS SECTIONTOUGH MUDDERSThis crew from PSC teamed up for a “Tough Mudder”fundraising event held in New Orleans in mid-March to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. They plowed through nearly 12 miles of mud and tackled more than 20 obstacles in the endurance event. Team members included (l. to r.) Senior Operations Manager Brian Camp; Site Supervisor Andy Kliebert from our Shell group in Geismar, LA; Site Supervisor Stephen Williams from our Axiall group in Plaquemine, LA; and Senior Operations Manager Josh Dixon. This was the first Tough Mudder event for Andy and Stephen, and the 7th for Josh. On this 3rd go round for Brian, it looks like he forgot the “mudder” part and managed to stay pretty clean. How’d that happen?!

A STANDOUT BODYBUILDERJason Ball from our Dow WVO group recently took home an armload of trophies from his first bodybuilding contest at the 2017 NPC Mountaineer Classic. He received three first-place “Novice” awards and a second-place “Heavyweight” award. Jason prepped for 12 weeks prior to the competition.

“This is a huge accomplishment that takes 100% dedication and discipline,” said Dow WVO Safety and Training Coordinator Chris Shinnault. “It is even more impressive that Jason stuck with his diet and training while working overtime during the most crucial part of his preparation.”

RACE FOR THE CUREExecutive Assistant Twana Pulliam from our Baton Rouge Office organized this PSC-sponsored team called “Kellie’s Krewe” for the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure, held on March 5th in Baton Rouge. Team members included (front row, l. to r.) HR Assistant Kandis Furrate and Kellie Barton (Twana’s sister); (back row, l. to r.) Administrative Assistant Rachel Burke, Receptionist Tracy Jackson, Twana, HR Benefits Assistant Linda Thibodeaux, Payroll Clerk Virginia Carey, and Linda Michelli (Twana’s mom).

If you have a photo or story to share in our Sports Section, please contact [email protected].

DOW SEADRIFT “EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR” CELEBRATION Our leadership team at Dow in Seadrift, Texas, recently hosted a dinner to honor 12 employees who were selected for “Employee of the Month” awards in 2016. Pictured (top row, l. to r.) Cash Montgomery, Rene Gonzales, Eddie Guerra, Tony Garcia, D-Jae Perez, Sr. Ops Manager Michael Bordelon, Site Leader Chris Garis, Daniel Amejorado, Rail Superintendent Al Lopez, Safety & Training Supervisor Mike Kovarek, Supervisor Rudy Morales, and Troy Lane; (bottom row, l. to r.) Ricky Baldera, Jerry Molina, James Hrabovsky, David Rodriguez, Supervisor Mark Reynolds, Cosme Trevino, and Safety Supervisor Tom Johnson. During the event, David Rodriguez was recognized as the recipient of the “2016 Employee of the Year” award. He was presented with a trophy and certificate. Congrats to David and all the monthly winners!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Q&A WITH JOEL D. PAGES 4-5 SAFETY AWARDS PAGES 6-7 FROM OUR CUSTOMERS PAGE 8 EMPLOYEE CLOSE-UP PAGE 12 ANNIVERSARIES PAGE 16 NEW EMPLOYEES PAGES 18-19 GRAD RECOGNITION PAGES 20-22

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SNAPSHOT GALLERYShown below are some photos taken at the Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade party held at our Baton Rouge Office, and at a series of crawfish boil events held for our Louisiana and Houston-area marine groups and for Administrative Professionals Day. Additional event photos can be found on our PSC website at http://pscjobs.com/event-gallery/.

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