EDP names industry veteran as safety, training director

Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) added Paula Laney as director of safety and training.

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Laney brings more than 25 years of propane industry experience, including more than 20 years in the area of safety training and education, to the position. She grew up in the propane industry, gaining experience working with her parents in their family-owned propane operation, Liberty Propane in Cookson, Oklahoma.

For about 20 years, Laney served as the director of safety, training and education for the Oklahoma LP Gas Research, Marketing & Safety Commission, in addition to offering independent safety training and consulting workshops to various propane gas associations across the country.

She also served as the propane industry representative on the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission’s Alternative Fuels Technical Committee and the Fuel Gas, Mechanical, & Plumbing Technical Committee.

Laney has served on the National Propane Gas Association’s Education, Training & Safety Committee, which was active prior to the establishment of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). In recent years, Laney has worked with PERC and other safety professionals to deliver essential safety and training materials to the industry.

“Safety is a core value for EDP, and we are thrilled to have a safety professional with such extensive credentials join our leadership team,” says Mark Janek, CFO at EDP. “We are confident that Paula will play an important role in helping us maintain the safety initiatives across our organization.”