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SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION • BAE Systems San Diego Yard ment is well maintained and preserved, and unfortunately I’ve seen what it looks like when it is not,” said Thomas. “Our company, me personally, and our team are all commit- ted to be good stewards to the environment.

We continually look for ways to improve, whether that be the addition of new electric vehicles in the yard; it’s about being a good business, it’s about being a good neighbor.”

Safety Culture 1, 2, 3

When David M. Thomas, Jr., VP & GM,

San Diego Ship Repair, BAE Systems talks shipyard safety, he doesn’t just say it, he means it. “It starts with being con? dent that everyone who works in our shipyard is aware of the reality of the hazards, but the fundamental core value of safety and the un- compromising commitment to safety in ev- erything that we do. There are 3 things that

I tell every new employee, and that I repeat at every morning muster or other gatherings: 1. Safety is an uncompromising core value in our shipyard; 2. Every employee has the right and the responsibility to stop work if they see an unsafe situation; and

LCS12 in drydock (above).

3. It’s not my shipyard, it’s our ship- yard. If you see a way to improve it, speak

San Diego is a Navy town (right), but up.

with several shipyards in close proximity to the city center, being a ‘good neighbor’ and environmental steardship go hand-in-hand.

David M. Thomas, Jr. (below) is a stickler

Dry Docks: for detail, running a clean, ef