Strengthen the security of physical, digital infrastructure

March 2, 2023 By Randy Warner

Taking time to think about your security plans, both physical and digital, can make a difference in keeping your facilities and data safe.

This article is tagged with Cavagna North America, cybersecurity, homeland security, propane infrastructure, Randy Warner, Safety First column, security, weather and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Small businesses are often targeted in cybercrime due to having older technology and a lack of security personnel. (Photo: KanawatTH/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Protect physical, digital propane infrastructure

February 27, 2023 By Ellen Kriz

Propane infrastructure can face threats at different levels of the supply chain. Learn how to mitigate those operational threats.

This article is tagged with cybersecurity, Eric Sears, homeland security, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), propane infrastructure, safety signals, security, weather and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

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Security protocol tightens at certain propane facilities

February 11, 2020 By LP Gas

The DHS tightened security measures for propane and other chemical facilities subject to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program.

This article is tagged with homeland security and posted in Current Issue, Featured

Eyes wide open to degrees of change

May 1, 2007 By Lisa Bontempo

The following issues of price gouging, war spending, climate change and homeland security are worth watching even as they impact the industry to different degrees.

This article is tagged with energy industry, government, Guest column, homeland security, lisa bontempo, lobbying, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), propane industry and posted in Current Issue

Prepare for another RMP skirmish

January 1, 2006 By Lisa Bontempo

Industry members involved in the successful fight against risk management plans (RMP) six years ago take note: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is expected to introduce the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act.

This article is tagged with government, Guest column, homeland security, lisa bontempo, politics and posted in Current Issue

No place to hide

January 1, 2004 By LP Gas

The sophisticated technology that the Department of Homeland Security may mandate for hazardous materials haulers can also benefit a propane marketer’s bottom line.

This article is tagged with bobtails, government, hazmat vehicles, homeland security, logistics, propane marketer, technology, Vertrax and posted in Current Issue

Are your trucks a target for terrorism?

November 1, 2003 By LP Gas

Alone and in the dark, bobtail drivers and bulk transport operators cover their routes around the clock, providing service well into the wee hours. Isolated conditions and an explosive cargo carry Homeland Security risks that are aggressively being addressed by government regulators, politicians and trucking industry associations.

This article is tagged with bobtails, Countryside Tank, homeland security, propane retail operation, propane retail operations, propane safety, regulatory, safety, safety and training, security, transportation, trucks and posted in Current Issue

The superagency

August 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Propane industry veterans are watching nervously as lawmakers debate President Bush’s sweeping plan to merge nearly two dozen agencies into a new Homeland Security department.

This article is tagged with FEMA, government, Guest column, homeland security, NPGA, Rick Roldan and posted in Current Issue

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