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.

This article is tagged with cylinder exchange, cylinders, Midwest, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NFPA 58, Ohio, Ohio Propane Gas Association (OPGA), overfill protection device (OPD), propane safety, regulatory, safety, state association, Worthington Enterprises and posted in Current Issue

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

This article is tagged with liability, propane safety, regulatory, safety, safety and training and posted in Current Issue

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.

This article is tagged with Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Transportation (DOT), government, pipelines, propane pipeline, propane safety, regulatory, safety and posted in Current Issue

Safety Roadmap: Leadership shows the way

June 1, 2002 By LP Gas

There is an old saying that goes something like this: "If you don’t know where you are going – all roads will take you there."

This article is tagged with National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane safety, safety, safety and training, safety training and posted in Current Issue

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.

This article is tagged with first responder training, Midwest, Ohio, Ohio Propane Gas Association (OPGA), Propane Emergencies, propane safety, regulatory, safety, safety and training, state association and posted in Current Issue

Does the documentation frenzy have you down?

May 1, 2002 By LP Gas

When it comes to documentation in the propane industry, no news is bad news.

This article is tagged with liability, propane retailer, propane safety, regulatory, safety, safety and training and posted in Current Issue

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.

This article is tagged with Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), propane safety, regulatory, safety, workplace safety and posted in News