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Steve Arendt of ABS Consulting Receives the 2006 Merit Award from the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center

November 7, 2006

During the 2006 International Symposium held on October 24-25, 2006, in College Station, Texas, Steve Arendt, Vice President, Organizational Performance Assurance, ABS Consulting, was the recipient of the 2006 Merit Award from the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center.

Dr. Sam Mannan, Director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety
Center, presents Steve Arendt of ABS Consulting with the 2006 Merit Award.

The Merit Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of education, research, and service activities related to process safety concepts and/or technologies. The contributions or accomplishments leading to the annual Merit Award is not always associated with the Center but usually complements the Center’s central theme, such as "Making Safety Second Nature." In establishing the Merit Award, a Steering Committee underscores the importance of promoting and recognizing significant contributions and accomplishments of practitioners and researchers worldwide. ABS Consulting is honored to announce that Mr. Arendt's name has been added to the list of distinguished recipients:

2006 Mr. Steve Arendt
2005 Mr. Stanley S. Grossel
2004 Mr. Thomas W. Carmody
2003 Dr. Jerry A. Havens
2002 Dr. Isadore (Irv) Rosenthal
2001 Mr. Jim Makris
2000 Mr. Dennis Hendershot
1999 Dr. Walter Howard
1998 Dr. Trevor Kletz

About the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center

Established in 1995, the Center conducts programs and research activities that enhance safety in the chemical process industries. The Center's educational activities promote safety as second nature to everyone in the industry. In addition, the Center develops safer processes, equipment, procedures and management strategies to minimize losses within the processing industry.

About ABS Consulting

ABSG Consulting Inc. is a leading independent global provider of risk management services, combining industry specialists, risk modeling and practical engineering and technology solutions to help business, finance, industry and government manage risk. Through a comprehensive and integrated risk management approach, ABS Consulting is committed to helping clients reduce business interruption and manage catastrophic, operational, and security risks. ABS Consulting's headquarters is in Houston, Texas. (www.absconsulting.com)

For more information, contact:

Rebecca Rieansnider
Marketing Communications Specialist
ABS Consulting
1-281-673-2948 | rrieansnider@abs-group.com