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Dave Emanuel

  • Feature Articles

    Flame-Resistant Clothing: Critical Facts and Fictions for Propane Professionals

    By Dave Emanuel… Do you bet your life when you go to work each day? That may be exactly what you’re doing if your work involves handling propane, or simply being in a propane-rich environment. According to Derek Sang of Bulwark Protective Apparel , “For some reason, the propane industry has been reluctant to use flame-resistant [FR] clothing in day-to-day operations even though they [may] have similar thermal hazards as say refineries or oil and gas drillers where the use of FR clothing is mandated.” INJURIES FROM FLAMMABLE CLOTHING Sang explains, “What people don’t realize is that serious burn injuries (more than 50% body burn) that can and do lead to fatality are not because of the flash fire itself, but because of clothing that...

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    New Irrigation, Power-Generation Engines Deliver Reliability, Remote Control

    (February 17, 2020) — Propane has long been the fuel of choice for a variety of agricultural applications including irrigation and power generation. For good reason. It is cleaner burning, does not harm water or soil because it’s nontoxic, and produces a carbon footprint that’s more of a tiptoe than a stomp.  Recently, propane-fueled engine technology took a major step forward with the introduction of Industrial-Irrigation Services ’ Reliable Horsepower line of engines . Available with displacements of 5.7-, 6.2-, 8.0-, 9.1-, and 10.3-liters, these engines cover the displacement ranges previously available, but are designed to not only provide more efficient operation, but to deliver never-before-available reliability, monitoring, and control options . The Reliable Horsepower line is a result of a partnership between Industrial-Irrigation Services,...

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