Dyplast Products receives Mica’s Platinum Level “Safety Best Practices Award”

At Mica’s 58^thAnnual Spring Convention, Dyplast Products was presented the Platinum Level “Safety Best Practices Award”. Tom McGettigan shown in the photo received the award on Dyplast’s behalf. Tom said, “ It is with great pride and pleasure that I accept this prestigious safety award on behalf of Dyplast Products”.

Also shown below is a photo of Ted Berglund, President and CEO presenting the MICA Platinum award to Ramon Betancourt, Safety Manager.

Safety is recognized by MICA as a vital part of the insulation industry and a key success factor in any organization. Dyplast Products was recognized at the opening breakfast meeting for members and spouses. MICA also set aside a “Safety Roundtable Discussion” session at which the participating companies shared their “Safety Best Practices” with the general membership.

The grading process for the “Best Practices in Safety” Award Program uses a grading system that recognizes each applicant’s achievement in developing a quality safety program. The award levels are: Platinum: 95 to 100% Gold: 88 to 94% Silver: 80 to 87% Bronze: 70 to 79%.

This is the 5^th industry Safety award that Dyplast has received since 2012. The National Insulation Association has awarded Dyplast 4 times previously for their stellar Safety Perormance. 

Dyplast publishes 3rd article in LNG magazine "Risk mitigation, Beyond Standards"

The third Dyplast article published in the LNG Industry magazine July- August 2016 issue is entitled “Risk Mitigation Beyond Standards”. The article looks at LNG insulation systems risk mitigation, making sure that the insulant materials comply with ASTM C591 and CINI 2014 standards. The engineer and asset owner must identify which physical properties are the most pertinent, establish minimum and maximum values as dictated by ASTM and or EN test methods and require that they be tested at cryogenic temperatures. Good risk mitigation should track, anticipate, and plan for failure and problems that should not occur.  

Click here to read full Article LNG Magazine (Risk Mitigation Beyond Standards) July 2016

Please visit Dyplast’s web-site www.dyplast.com to read the article.