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Detroit refinery’s Community Advisory Panel is Looking for New Members

Detroit refinery’s Community Advisory Panel (CAP) is Looking for New Members

The Detroit refinery is looking for new members to join the Community Advisory Panel (CAP). This group of engaged community residents meet with refinery leadership on a regular basis to learn more about ongoing and upcoming refinery operations, investment and community involvement. The CAP also serves as a voice for the community and a liaison between the refinery and Southwest Detroit. For more information, or to complete an application form.

Detroit Refinery CAP Application

 

Refinery Employees Host Community Clean-Up

I-75 Clean Up

The Detroit refinery and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) have partnered to create a cleaner community for the residents around the refinery in a new project that kicked off this past April. Throughout the summer, refinery employees are volunteering every second and fourth Wednesday to clean up trash around the I-75 and Schaefer Highway interchange, as well as the surrounding areas. Additionally, volunteers plan to participate in a fence line clean-up in June and August to remove litter along the border of the refinery.

Motor City Makeover 2021

More than 30 Marathon Petroleum employees signed up to volunteer in District 6 for this year’s Motor City Makeover. Volunteers focused their efforts on promoting safe routes to the Mark Twain School for Scholars and a clean business corridor along Fort Street. Volunteers cleared trash from six lots (including two across the street from the school), cut down brush and trees along major walkways, and removed garbage from the Fort Street median. The cleaning was in response to requests by community members. The refinery looks forward to continuing the tradition of partnering with the city for this event for years to come!

 

 

Introducing Fueling Detroit Event Series at Kemeny Recreation Center

The Detroit refinery is excited to announce Fueling Detroit, a series of community events at the Kemeny Recreation Center. Programs will focus on bringing both family fun and needed resources to the community at monthly events from July to October. All events will include free food from local vendors, PPE at the door (while supplies last) and entertainment. The series begins on Friday, July 9 with a walk-up “drive-in” movie, featuring Spider-man: Into the Spider-Versse. Doors open at 8 PM, and the first 50 in-line will receive a free lawn chair for the event!

Looking for Local Vendors

The Detroit refinery is dedicated to supporting local vendors throughout the event series to help stimulate the local economy and provide a space to showcase small businesses. We’re seeking food trucks for each of our upcoming events and a variety of vendors (clothing, jewelry, fresh fruit/vegetables, etc.) for an upcoming community farmers market on August 14. Space at this event will be free for the vendor and will offer great exposure for local products and services. If you’re interested in participating as a vendor, email the refinery’s community relations representative BreAnna Lockhart at blockhart@marathonpetroleum.com.

Detroit refinery recognized by national industry group for safety performance

The Detroit refinery has earned the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) 2020 Elite Gold Safety Award for outstanding occupational and process safety records.

The Elite Gold Award recognizes facilities with safety performances in the top 1% of the industry, and that have demonstrated superior and consistent safety performance, program innovation and leadership. The Detroit refinery was previously recognized with the Distinguished Safety Award in both 2009 and 2011.

As part of AFPM’s mission to enhance and recognize outstanding workplace safety, the safety awards are part of a comprehensive program developed by the organization’s Safety and Health Committee to promote safe operations in the refining and petrochemical industries and recognize facilities with outstanding occupational and process safety records.

“The safety of our employees, contractors, business partners, customers and the community is, and always will be, our number-one priority,” said Detroit General Manager Dave Leaver. “Every day, the people who work at our plant do so with the highest commitment to safety and a focus on care for the environment. I’m proud of the talented people at our facility who helped earn this recognition. We will remain steadfast in looking for ways to improve our process safety every single day.”

The AFPM recognition is the second award for safety that the Detroit refinery has received this year. In March, the facility received the Michigan Voluntary Protection Program (MVPP) Star award from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration for workplace safety and health excellence. This is the second time in a row that the Detroit refinery earned MVPP recognition.

In addition to the Detroit refinery, MPC plants in the following locations earned 2020 Safety Awards:

  • Robinson, Illinois: Distinguished
  • Anacortes, Washington: Elite Silver
  • Dickinson, North Dakota: Elite Silver

“Nothing is more important to our industries and our members than the safety of their workforce and surrounding communities,” said AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson. “That is why we have established high standards for ourselves, standards that go beyond what the government requires. Because of this commitment, the refining and petrochemical industries rank among the safest of the 503 manufacturing sectors that the government monitors. This is an amazing accomplishment that can only be achieved with hard work, dedication and resiliency of everyone working in our industries.”

AFPM is a national trade association whose members comprise virtually all U.S. refining and petrochemical manufacturing capacity.

Refinery receives highest recognition for workplace safety and health from MIOSHA

Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s (MPC), Michigan Refining Division received the Michigan Voluntary Protection Program (MVPP) Star award from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) for workplace safety and health excellence.
“I commend Marathon Petroleum for demonstrating that a company culture that promotes management commitment, employee involvement, and a desire to excel in safety and health not only reduces injuries and illnesses in the workplace but can also be a positive experience in promoting safety and health for all,” MIOSHA Director Bart Pickelman said.
“This recognition is a significant accomplishment for the refinery, and does not happen unless we have a culture that’s safety driven and focused,” said Detroit refinery General Manager Dave Leaver. “Our steadfast dedication to ensuring the safety of our employees and contractors, the refinery and our community is what we strive for, and I couldn’t be prouder of our team.”
MIOSHA established the MVPP program in 1996 to recognize employers with exemplary safety and health management systems that go above MIOSHA requirements. To be eligible for the award, an applicant must have injury and illness incidence rates for each of the last three years below the industry average.

 

Detroit refinery’s Community Advisory Panel is Looking for New Members

Detroit refinery’s Community Advisory Panel (CAP) is Looking for New Members

The Detroit refinery is looking for new members to join the Community Advisory Panel (CAP). This group of engaged community residents meet with refinery leadership on a regular basis to learn more about ongoing and upcoming refinery operations, investment and community involvement. The CAP also serves as a voice for the community and a liaison between the refinery and Southwest Detroit. For more information, or to complete an application form.

Detroit Refinery CAP Application