Austal USA Recognized Once Again as AEU Safety Award Winner

Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA’s shipbuilding team once again demonstrated their commitment to safety in the workplace by earning the American Equity Underwriter’s (AEU) Excellence in Safety Award for performance in 2024.  As the leading provider of workers’ compensation for waterfront employers, AEU presents safety awards each year to its best performing members nationwide.  

This is the sixth AEU safety award earned by Austal USA over the last decade.  Combined with other awards recognizing workplace safety in the maritime industry, Austal USA has received a total of 28.

“This award is a direct result of Austal USA’s relentless pursuit of a superior culture of workplace safety,” company president Michelle Kruger said. “Our team’s constant vigilance and dedication to each other’s safety and well-being has earned them frequent recognition by AEU.”

Eligibility for the awards is based on the low frequency and severity of workers’ compensation incidents for the prior calendar year, as well as safety-related metrics determined by AEU’s loss control team.

“This year’s winners truly are the safest in the industry,” said Jimmy Burgin, senior vice president and director of loss control at AEU. “The commitment of their management teams, supervisors, safety staff, and employees all combine to create safety programs that are worthy of this recognition.”

Austal USA has ten vessels under construction at the company’s state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala.  The increase in both new construction and service contracts has resulted in an even greater focus on safety to ensure the company maintains its strong safety culture.