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ParFab Recognized for the AFPM Contractor Safety Achievement Award

AFPM, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, awards and recognizes its members who show a commitment of safety throughout our industries.

About the AFPM Safety Awards Program

The AFPM’s Safety and Health Committee started the "AFPM Safety Awards Program" to promote accident prevention. Qualifications for these awards are based on records from the OSHA 300A Summary and API 754 Process Safety Collection. The program is only open to regular member companies, those who operate a U.S. refinery or petrochemical manufacturing plant, and associate member contractors.

There are 6 types of awards that AFPM Safety & Health Committee uses to recognize its members:

  1. Distinguished Safety Award
  2. Elite Gold Award
  3. Elite Silver Award
  4. Innovation Award
  5. Safety Achievement Award
  6. Contractor Safety Achievement Award

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ParFab Awarded the Contractor Safety Achievement Award

The Contractor Safety Achievement Award award recognizes maintenance contractors working a minimum of 20,000 hours per the calendar year at a regular member facility.

ParFab is proud to announce that it recently received the Contractor Safety Achievement Award at the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Annual Safety Awards for work performed at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City and work performed at the HF Sinclair Corporation – Navajo Refining.

This award program is part of the refining and petrochemical industry’s ongoing mission to enhance and recognize outstanding workplace safety. The awards, considered the industry’s premier awards, are part of a comprehensive program developed by the AFPM Safety and Health Committee to promote safe operations in the refining and petrochemical industries.


ParFab Safety

ParFab’s senior management advocates safety as a “Core Company Value,” one that the company takes as seriously as productivity. When it comes to safety, we are determined to always meet or exceed the standards our industry has set, every time, including in high heat weather conditions.

ParFab's safety certifications and programs include:

  • Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP)
  • Association of Chemical Industry of Texas (ACIT)
  • Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance (LCIA)
  • American Fuel & Petroleum Manufacturers (AFPM) Contractor Safety Awards
  • Approved Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program
  • Health and Safety Council (HASC)
  • National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
  • National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO)
  • National Compliance Management Service (NCMS)
  • Canada Certificate of Recognition (COR)
  • AVETTA
  • ISNetWorld

For more about ParFab safety culture, HSE commitments, and safety stats, visit our Safety page or click below to request a quote for our services:


  • Heat Exchanger Services
  • Bolting & Machining
  • Tower & Vessel Services
  • Refractory Services
  • Specialty Welding
  • Torquing & Bolting

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