PASADENA, Calif., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received
the Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) Performance Excellence
Award from the Workplace Safety & Health Council (WSHC) and
Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The prestigious honor was
awarded in recognition of consistent performance in safety and
health by Jacobs in Singapore.
The WSH Excellence Award recognizes companies and organizations
that have performed well in safety and health through the
implementation of sound safety and health management systems. To
qualify for this award, Jacobs achieved the Gold Award standard for
the last four consecutive years. Jacobs is the only engineering and
construction contractor to receive the Excellence Award, the
highest level of safety recognition in Singapore for 2012.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President,
Tom Quinn stated, "We are proud to
be one of only four companies to receive the WSH Excellence Award
in 2012 and to have our world class safety performance recognized
by the Government of Singapore.
The Excellence Award reflects our commitment to BeyondZero® and our
culture of caring."
In addition to receiving the WSH Excellence Award, one of Jacobs
projects won a project-level safety award. And in the category of
Safety and Health Award Recognition for Projects (SHARP), Jacobs
received recognition for Alliance Projects.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements. For a description of some of the factors which may
occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011 Form 10-K, and
in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,
1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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