CHAMPION RECOGNIZED AS INDUSTRY SAFETY LEADER

Champion Technologies has been recognized by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the National Safety Council (NSC) for achievements in industry safety. The National Safety Council has honored Champion with 223 awards in five categories for the 2005 calendar year.

ACC AWARDS

CERTIFICATE OF HONOR
Recognizes U.S. locations for having no fatalities, zero days away from work cases and zero job transfers or restriction cases according to OSHA 2005 guidelines:

Fresno

NSC AWARDS

OCCUPATIONAL EXCELLENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Recognizes U.S. locations reporting days away from work less than or equal to 50% of the BLS rate for NAICS Code, and have had no fatalities during calendar year:

Anchorage, Big Lake, Big Spring, Borger, Breckenridge, Bryan, Broussard, Centerville, Corpus Christi, Dayton, El Dorado, Evanston, Fairfield, Farmington, Fresno, Garden City, Gillette, Great Bend, Green River, Hawley, Hebbronville, Hobbs, Iran, Kilgore, Lafayette, Laurel, Lebanon, Levelland, Liberal, Mohall, Monahans, New Orleans, Pitkin, Plainville, Pratt, Rifle, San Angelo, Seminole, Sharon Springs, Snyder, Sydney MT, Sonora, Thermopolis, Vernal, Victoria, Wichita Falls

PERFECT RECORD AWARD
Recognizes locations worldwide that have completed at least 12 consecutive months with no fatalities, or injuries/illnesses resulting in days away from work:

Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Al Khobar, Algeria, Australia, Brunei, Bangkok, China, Delden, Egypt, East Java, Jakarta, Duri, Cikarang, Batam, Balikpapan, Selangor, Libya, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Sudan, Anchorage, Big Lake, Big Spring, Borger, Breckenridge, Bryan, Broussard, Centerville, Corpus Christi, Dayton, El Dorado, Evanston, Fairfield, Farmington, Fresno, Garden City, Gillette, Great Bend, Green River, Hawley, Hebbronville, Hobbs, Iran, Kilgore, Lafayette, Laurel, Lebanon, Levelland, Liberal, Mohall, Monahans, New Orleans, Pitkin, Plainville, Pratt, Rifle, San Angelo, Seminole, Sharon Springs, Snyder, Sydney MT, Sonora, Thermopolis, Vernal, Victoria, Wichita Falls, Brooks, Calgary Office, Calgary Plant, Edson, Estevan, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, Peace River, Red Deer

RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AWARD
Acknowledges locations worldwide that demonstrated at least 20% reduction in injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in comparison to 2004:

Al Khobar, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Fresno, Broussard, Dayton, Hobbs, Monahans, Seminole, Sonora

MILESTONE AWARD*
Recognizes locations worldwide that achieved at least 30 days without occupational injury or illness resulting in days away from work or fatality:

Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Al Khobar, Algeria, Australia, Brunei, Bangkok, China, Delden, Egypt, East Java, Jakarta, Duri, Cikarang, Batam, Balikpapan, Selangor, Libya, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Sudan, Anchorage, Big Lake, Big Spring, Borger, Breckenridge, Bryan, Broussard, Centerville, Corpus Christi, Dayton, El Dorado, Evanston, Fairfield, Farmington, Fresno, Garden City, Gillette, Great Bend, Green River, Hawley, Hebbronville, Hobbs, Iran, Kilgore, Lafayette, Laurel, Lebanon, Levelland, Liberal, Mohall, Monahans, New Orleans, Pitkin, Plainville, Pratt, Rifle, San Angelo, Seminole, Sharon Springs, Snyder, Sydney MT, Sonora, Thermopolis, Verna, Victoria, Wichita Falls, Brooks, Calgary Office, Calgary Plant, Edson, Estevan, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster, Peace River, Red Deer

LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR AWARD*
Recognizes outstanding safe work practices to full-time or part-time employees who have worked without a reportable accident and/or injury while operating a lift truck:

Aberdeen-Keith Hay, Al Khobar-Mohammed Yousef Ali, Cikarang-Yandri Sasmita, Amin Sarimin, Supriyatno and Nuridin, Selangor-Zainuddin Ngah, Brunei- Sahdan Bin Hj Awang Damit, Batam-Sahat Sihaloho, Darwin Napitupulu and Rahman Butar-Butar