Feds ponder new hazmat trucking regs

September 1, 2002 By LP Gas

The federal engine is being tuned up to take its first ride towardfurther regulation of hazmat trucking.

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Worn roads pose biggest hazmat safety risk

August 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Rising demand and wear and tear on the nation’s roadways â€“ not problems with security, per se â€“ is causing the biggest problems for transporting hazardous materials. Improving roadways would increase hazmat transit safety more than specifically addressing hazmat transportation shortcomings, according to a report from the Research and Special Programs Administration.

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Marketers steaming over OPD valve shortage

August 1, 2002 By LP Gas

A dramatic shortage of overfill protection valves has propane retailers scrambling and backyard cooks fuming over empty, obsolete cylinders that should not be filled.

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Zen and the art of propane safety

July 1, 2002 By LP Gas

You won’t find the word Zen in most dictionaries. I finally found it in the Random House Word Menu: Zen – "The practice of self- discipline and meditation to achieve direct spiritual enlightenment… seeking intuitive illumination

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Pipeline spills, leaks and terrorist attacks

July 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Pipeline operators may soon be required to guard against terrorist attacks as well as leaks and spills.

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Don’t get burned

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

There has always been at least a mild chafing from the ties that bind propane marketers to the safety forces that protect the thousands of small communities across the nation.

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Ergonomics replacement program proposed

May 1, 2002 By LP Gas

The Bush administration has its own work place injury reduction plan to replace the mandatory ergonomics standards withdrawn last year by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

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