The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) developed a companion training video to enhance the use of the Emergency Response Guidebook 2008 (ERG2008).
Read More Growth driven by higher cost of new tanks, tighter regulations and delivery economics
Read More •DOT to renew 5% special permit through 2012, Barrett says•Worthington issues another price hike•DOT, NTTC want hazmat truck equipment mandate
Read More In the September 2007 issue of LP Gas, columnist Jay Johnston questioned the safety of wrapping cylinders with plastic sleeves. Sadly, Mr. Johnston recited a propane grill accident that had no apparent connection to the use of a plastic sleeve.
Read More A hose or fixture malfunction while filling or emptying a propane transport tank can create an explosive situation, and equipment manufacturers are aggressively debating which passive shut-off technology is better, complete with dueling testimonials.
Read More They are at it again. The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has published yet another proposed increase for the infamous bobtail tax.
Read More Actions have always been influenced by politics and consensus. It’s much easier to sort out right and wrong when hindsight is 20/20 and situational ethics having been exposed for what they are. But passions run deep and old ways are hard to change. We also don’t like our dirty laundry aired to the world, even when it’s for our own good.
Read More The Department of Transportation issued a series of new rules this spring governing the transportation of propane.
Read More The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed dismantling the Research & Special Programs Administration and moving the Office of Pipeline Safety into the Federal Railroad Administration – an agency familiar with hazmat transportation – as a result of heightened security fears.
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