Accidents still haunt industry
November 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Product transfer safety has been a hot topic. As a result, a great deal of safety focus has been placed on improving equipment, procedures and training.
Read More Remember to fall back to safe practices
October 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Furnaces are being turned on for the first time, and the flow of propane service and delivery begins again in volume.
Read More There’s been an accident … now what?
September 1, 2007 By LP Gas
If you’ve been in the propane business for more than a couple of years, you’ve heard a lot of safety and accident prevention presentations.
Read More To sleeve or not to sleeve cylinders
September 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
The propane industry has come a long way with grilling safety.
Read More Experience key element of industrial forklift safety
September 1, 2007 By John McCoy
The recently completed Propane Incident Data Collection Project found that the propane industry has a good record in the area of industrial safety. The project was prepared by Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University and funded by the Propane Education & Research Council.
Read More Sweet dreams and safe results
August 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Because of the nature of my work, I am exposed to many nightmares when it comes to propane accidents. I see the press releases citing injuries, inaccurately stating probable cause, quoting innuendo from neighbors and trying the case in the media.
Read More Wasted dollars, time
August 1, 2007 By LP Gas
I just finished reading your article (CETP e-learning) in June’s LPGas magazine and felt an overwhelming need to write this letter.
Read More Traditions, trade shows and picnics
July 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Jim Murray stood back to soak in the view of hundreds of customers milling about the annual Ray Murray Open House at the Lee Mass corporate compound.
Read More Thoughts on the new gas check
June 1, 2007 By John McCoy
It is sometimes hard to keep up with all of the new and excellent safety material streaming out of our friends at PERC. I think I could spend each article in the magazine writing about new products available from the PERC pipeline. So far the industry has been extremely well-served by the quality of the safety products we have seen. The new material on GAS Check is just one more example of excellent work that is now available for the industry to use.
Read More Defense costs provide safety incentives
June 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Beyond the standard insurance company costs of marketing, loss control and underwriting, we have liability defense costs.
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