It is also significant that 2022 represents the fifth year in succession of great safety performance. This will lower and calculate the average incident rates such that premiums will fall, and we will be more attractive to our potential project owners. Premiums for State Act coverage fell 16% in 2022 and Longshore rates fell by nearly 18%.

At the time of this update, we continue to trend in a positive direction. We continue to hold our bi-weekly Site Safety Health Officer Committee meetings where the entire roster of Dutra Safety personnel share lessons learned, near misses, great catches, and creative safety procedures.

We continue to promote an awareness in Safety and that Safety is our company’s No. 1 Core Value. We are in the process of brainstorming 2023 initiatives that will help us to sustain the great progress we have made in Safety. The most important thing is for our employees to go home safe and healthy to their families and friends.

In recognition of this achievement, Bill Dutra CEO of The Dutra Group, and Harry Stewart COO
presented “H” with the following letter of commendation:

“H”,

It is with great pride and admiration that Harry and I, along with the entire Dutra organization join The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety in honoring you for both your career at The Dutra Group and your steadfast commitment to Safety and the Culture of Safety so well embodied by this great organization.

The most important work any of us can undertake is ensuring the Safety and Wellbeing of the
people around us. Safety is a calling. The men and women who heed this call rise every day
with a deep devotion to protecting others. They must stay steadfast at their post against any
challenge, seen and unseen, known and unknown. We all know that the battle is never won.
The risks are ever-present and unpredictable, and the price of failure is high.

“H”, you represent the best of the best. Your experience, knowledge, and expertise, and your
willingness to share, teach, coach, and hold the hard line against complacency and inattention,
have set you apart, and define your character. You should be proud of the great work you’ve
done at The Dutra Group. As proud of yourself as we are proud to have known you and worked
with you.

Your efforts to date are a legacy. That legacy is a safer workplace and a safer workforce, and we are profoundly in your debt.

With much respect,
Bill T. Dutra, Harry Stewart, and the entire Dutra Organization.

H, who has served as the Dutra Safety Manager for 11 years, and he has been involved in Safety in the Construction Industry for more than 35 years with a Certified Safety Management Specialist designation.

H is an Operating Engineer Crane Operator with more than 40 years’ experience and is affiliated with the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators, training Crane Operators, Riggers, and Signaling Persons. H is also a Competent Person in Fall Protection, and a Forklift / Aerial Truck, Confined Space and OSHA 10/30-hour Outreach trainer.

Some of the other services that H provides for The Dutra Group are the review of the Health and Safety Plans for the many projects and oversite of the Site Safety Health Officers and Designated Safety Representatives. Along with the Risk Manager, H administers the Drug and Alcohol Program and Accident and Injury Investigations.

Most importantly, H is well respected in the field. He has earned that respect over the decades of safe acts and operational excellence. Most of our field hands have either worked with and for him at some point during his career. He is incident and accident free. We congratulate H in his achievements.