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Safety guidance for the propane industry, covering codes, training, incident prevention and safe handling practices.

  • The PPE Protocols to Consider to Keep Employees Safe During Cold Weather

    How can we protect our employees from winter-related hazards in the field?
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  • Tie It Down, Lock It Up, Hide The Keys, Light It Up

    Marketers need to be vigilant at their plant sites to prevent loss of equipment
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  • Ski Resorts Rely On Propane For Warmth, Safety During Pandemic

    Bruce Whitney, executive director of the New York Propane Gas Association, developed an appreciation for propane at a young age. Back then, it wasn’t about all of the ways propane benefits his association members throughout New York these days. “As a teenager, I worked on Ski Patrol and at the lift house at the top of the mountain at a small but very steep ski area in Vermont called Dutch Hill,” he explained. “When the propane ran out to heat the tiny shack that housed the person responsible for the T-Bar lift, my job at that 4- by 6-foot uninsulated hut got colder and colder.” Whitney was at the mercy of another member of the ski area team to get a 100-lb tank of propane. “That…
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  • Three Key Propane Safety Factors To Keep Top Of Mind

    Although propane professionals are well trained to know what to do regarding safety, they sometimes can become distracted, Stuart Flatow warned participants in recent webinar. Flatow served as the Propane Education & Research Council’s (PERC) vice president, safety and training, from 2000 to 2019, and is currently offering cost-effective safety management and consulting services to the propane industry. In his session presented during the first Virtual Propane Expo (VPE), “Listening to Idiots Can be Hazardous to Your Health,” Flatow identified three crucial areas that propane marketers must be mindful of in order to guard against an undesirable safety situation: giving in to peer pressure; listening to those in authority; and caught “in the moment.” PEER PRESSURE Don’t ever give in to peer pressure when it…
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  • Former Exxon Employee Devotes Life To Sharing Memorable Safety Story

    August 2, 1980, started as an ordinary day for former Exxon employee Charlie Morecraft. Work procedures he had performed more than a thousand times had become routine and he, like many industrial employees, had become lax about wearing his protective glasses. He also had his fire-retardant shirtsleeves rolled up, exposing his arms. “Your readers will be able to relate to this,” Morecraft told BPN. (At the time of the interview, he was scheduled to speak at the 2020 Mid-States Propane Expo. Later, due to COVID-19, that event was rescheduled to July 25-29, 2021.) “Butane and propane were both involved in my accident. Those and seven other products go into the makeup of gasoline and I controlled the flow of the various products into the gasoline….
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  • Popular New Safety, Comfort Options on Truck Chassis

    (March 17, 2020) — Those looking for a new bobtail, service truck, or cylinder delivery truck have some new options to consider when selecting a chassis. These include higher-displacement gasoline and propane motors, Allison transmissions backed by a longer warranty, and, in July, new medium-duty trucks from Mack Trucks. BPN spoke with several truck builders who work with any and all of the chassis available to build bobtails and service trucks. They shared news of the currently available chassis; longer-term trends on the equipment options being chosen by propane marketers; and tips for working with a truck dealer and a truck builder to develop a truck that will best do the job over the long haul. Among the Class 7 (33,000 GVWR) chassis commonly used…
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  • Webinar: Maintaining Fleet Safety & Service Levels During COVID-19 Crisis (2)

    (March 12, 2020) — With growing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 spreading across the United States and the world, a number of precautions are being undertaken. As this crisis may affect just about every aspect of our day-to-day life, fleets are not immune to this issue and are facing the challenge of maintaining a level of service despite concerns and restrictions, as well as maintaining the safety of their employees and customers. Please join the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center and the 100 Best Fleets Round Table for the "Maintaining Fleet Safety" Webinar, Thursdsay, Mar 19, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.. CDT. Issues, strategies and protocol regarding how fleets are planning and responding to this crisis, while safely and responsibly maintaining…
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  • Webinar: Maintaining Fleet Safety & Service Levels During COVID-19 Crisis

    (March 12, 2020) — With growing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 spreading across the United States and the world, a number of precautions are being undertaken. As this crisis may affect just about every aspect of our day-to-day life, fleets are not immune to this issue and are facing the challenge of maintaining a level of service despite concerns and restrictions, as well as maintaining the safety of their employees and customers. Please join the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center and the 100 Best Fleets Round Table for the "Maintaining Fleet Safety" Webinar, Thursdsay, Mar 19, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.. CDT. Issues, strategies and protocol regarding how fleets are planning and responding to this crisis, while safely and responsibly maintaining…
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  • Professionals Share Safety and Liability Best Practices

    (December 3, 2019) — Companies that provide insurance can also provide resources to help those they insure prevent accidents in the first place. Since they learn about accidents soon after they happen, they are well placed to discover how the accidents happen and then share that knowledge with others. Propane marketers have access to many other resources, too. “This industry is heavily regulated; it has great resources available from the associations and other groups,” says Lauren Fronczek, senior marketing manager at National Interstate Insurance Co.* “Propane marketers understand the liability, so they have safety standards in place.” “The barrier to entry is high,” adds Michael Winchell, director of specialty transportation at National Interstate Insurance Co. “You can’t just buy a truck and go into business,…
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  • World Propane Contest For Best New Safety Technology

    (November 26, 2019) — By Bill Stomp… Propane is an amazingly versatile fuel, but as a combustible fuel, it requires strict safety requirements. Unfortunately, a simple Google search will reveal many very recent incidents where the unsafe use of propane has taken lives and decimated houses, businesses, families, and dreams. As a dad of three daughters and one son, I know that all of our hearts ache when we hear the very real recording of a little girl calling 911 and, through tears, pleading, “Please help, my daddy is on fire!” It is an unspeakable tragedy, especially if industry safety precautions have failed her. In addition to the personal, human aspect of safety issues, there is also the very real, negative impact they can have…
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  • Truck Safety: Before, During, and After The Sale

    (November 2019) — Amid the process of building, selling, and servicing propane trucks of all kinds, there is a group of professionals who dutifully go about their work every day to make sure the roads will be safe as thousands of propane trucks go out to take care of customers’ needs. “This past winter was rough and the people who keep everything rolling really need to be recognized,” said Tim Schweppe, general manager—propane division at Arrow Tank and Engineering (Cambridge, Minn.), “I will start with my better half (in the workplace), Kelly Schlickenmayer, our production manager, and his crew. He is the ‘absolute No. 1 premier’ production manager and a lifeline to so many people in the industry who have relied on him to carry…
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  • Safety Advisory Issued For Unapproved Foreign-Made DOT Cylinders

    (November 11, 2019) — The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) recently issued a Safety Advisory Notice to inform the public, industrial gas stakeholders, and relevant government officials, of the risks associated with requalifying, filling, and transporting cylinders bearing the DOT specification markings ‘‘DOT 4E’’ or ‘‘DOT 4BA’’ that were produced by a company located in Thailand by the name of Metal Mate. Metal Mate does NOT have an approval from PHMSA to manufacture cylinders to DOT specifications; therefore, cylinders marked with the Metal Mate name are not DOT specification cylinders . These cylinders must NOT be used to transport hazardous materials in commerce to, from, or within the United States, or on a United States-registered aircraft. These…
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