Taylor believes safety and education are paramount to the industry’s success.(Photo courtesy of the Propane Gas Association of New England)

LP Gas Hall of Fame profile: Ken Taylor

March 10, 2025 By Roger Rosenbaum

Propane industry veteran Ken Taylor develops lifetime commitment to safety.

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(From left) Will Haffecke, assistant vice president of Florida operations; Johnny Hill, manager of operations at Florida Public Utilities Company; Karen Chasez, mayor of DeBary; State Senator Tom Wright (R- Port Orange); Carmen Rosmonda, city manager of DeBary; Robert Lindemann, Lake Mary fire chief; Cindy Morgan, Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association Foundation chair; Jeff Householder, president and CEO of Chesapeake Utilities; Veronica Thomas, gas operations supervisor; and Justin Pettry, gas operations supervisor. (Photo: Vanessa Cayzedo, Chesapeake Utilities Corp.)

Chesapeake Utilities opens new safety training facility

March 3, 2025 By Sydney Fischer

The facility provides hands-on and classroom training, enabling collaboration with first responders and other community partners.

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A new name in propane safety education

February 26, 2025 By Randy Warner

Randy Warner shares information about the PERC Education Program.

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fire scene Photo by 400tmax/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Safety minute: Four steps to ensure local preparedness

February 15, 2025 By Bryant Wendt

Bryan Wendt shares how propane marketers can help ensure their local firefighters are prepared for propane-related incidents.

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The proposed rule will focus on how often propane marketers must qualify, or verify, the condition of cylinders after applying hydrostatic testing. Photo: iStock.com/knowlesgallery

Worthington Enterprises supports PHMSA cylinder safety advisory

February 6, 2025 By Chris Markham

Worthington is encouraging consumers, contractors, retailers and other users of pressure cylinders to follow the Jan. 13 safety advisory.

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Changes coming to temperature compensation requirements

February 2, 2025 By Richard Fredenburg

Richard Fredenburg, LP gas engineer at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Standards Division, talks incoming changes to temperature-compensated dispensing.

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A roadmap to propane safety compliance

February 1, 2025 By Jodi Moore

Jodi Moore sits down with Paul Craver, the senior consultant of safety and training at P3 Propane Safety, to ask him about the compliance assessments he’s performed.

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