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

  • National Forklift Safety Day Highlights Safety Through Operator Training

    (WASHINGTON, DC) June 14, 2016 – After completing forklift operator training, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports a 61 percent improvement in operator performance scores. That was today’s key message at the third annual National Forklift Safety Day, held today by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. The event features speakers from OSHA and the National Safety Council, the Chairman of the Congressional Subcommittee having jurisdictional oversight for OSHA, and key industry representatives. Furthering the ITA’s mission to raise awareness and improve safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently renewed its alliance with the Industrial Truck Association during the industry-sponsored National Forklift Safety Day. “Reducing worker injuries and fatalities is paramount to our companies…
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  • Push for a Culture of Safety In Your Business

    By Richard Fredenburg … Most states have some form of legal requirement that propane installations meet certain standards, and more often than not, the standard is NFPA 58, the “LP-Gas Code.” Our inspection team received code enforcement training that might shed some light on what is expected of us as enforcers and what is expected of those we inspect. This article will point out some of the similarities and differences. The training was provided by Reed Jarvis, a retired fire inspector, who pointed out that buildings and installations have to be built or installed to meet all of the code requirements. But an inspector is not required by law to verify that all requirements are met when he does an inspection. If an installation of…
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  • North American ‘Roadcheck’ Kicks Off June 7th to emphasize important role driver and truck safety play in reducing roadway tragedies

    The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual International Roadcheck is scheduled to take place June 7-9, 2016, across North America. Law enforcement officers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will be inspecting large trucks and buses as part of this three-day enforcement event. The event is designed to spotlight the important role of driver and truck safety inspections in reducing roadway tragedies. This year’s Roadcheck will place a special emphasis on tire safety. Over the 72-hour period, 10,000 federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local inspectors at thousands of locations in North America will conduct commercial vehicle and driver inspections. Officials will primarily conduct the North American Standard Level 1 Inspection, which is a 37-step procedure that includes both driver and vehicle. The inspection will go…
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  • Safety Advisory: Immediate re-inspection of certain cargo tank motor vehicles required

    Washington, DC (April 15, 2016) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today issued a Safety Advisory to notify owners and operators that certain cargo tanks were improperly inspected and must be re-inspected and retested before continuing service. The Advisory applies to cargo tanks that were inspected and/or tested from April 2011 through March 2016 by H & W Tank Testing (CT#8083) located in Ohatchee, Alabama and Christopher Humphries (CT#13131) of Jacksonville, Alabama. Although both inspectors are based in Alabama, we recommend that all members review their cargo tank records as we’ve learned that members as far as the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. are imp acted by this notice. Cargo tanks improperly inspected by these facilities must be re-inspected and retested as soon as…
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  • U-Haul Extends Propane Safety Initiative To Thousands As Official Provider of Phoenix International Raceway

    U-Haul is continuing its partnership with the Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) and is preparing to share tips for safe propane use and safe trailering with the thousands of racing fans who will fill the PIR campgrounds for this weekend’s NASCAR events and also during the Phoenix Grand Prix, April 1-3. As the Official Propane and Trailer Provider of PIR, U-Haul International, Inc., the do-it-yourself moving and self-storage company since 1945, will expand its initiative from the 2015 fall NASCAR weekend by reaching out to more fans with its safety message. U-Haul Team Members, wearing easily identifiable orange shirts, will be visiting the PIR campgrounds daily to offer safety tips and complimentary checks of cylinders and hoses to avoid any leaks or hazards. U-Haul also will…
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  • School Bus Noise Quiz Introduced By PERC To Exemplify Safety Aspect of Propane School Buses

    The momentum of the Propane Education & Research Council’s (PERC) “Better Our Buses” propane autogas school bus campaign has steadily gained traction since it first launched last September with celebrity spokesperson, Jenna Bush-Hager, daughter of former U.S. president George W. Bush, mother, author and NBC News correspondent. Butane-Propane News (BPN) featured coverage of the “Better Our Buses” campaign launch (BPN, Nov. 2015, p. 30), as well as an interview with Jenna Bush-Hager, who rode in a propane school bus for the first time during the PERC event at the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School in Boston. Bush-Hager told BPN she was surprised at how smooth the ride was and couldn't believe how much quieter and better for the environment propane school buses are compared…
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  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Withdraws FMVSS Label Proposal

    The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) reports January 14, 2016 that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced its withdrawal of a proposed regulation to require the display of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) certification labels on all commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The objective of the proposal was to clearly demonstrate the CMVs compliance with FMVSS at the time of production. The burden of compliance, however, would fall on motor carriers to identify and contact CMV manufacturers to obtain unaltered and unobstructed certification labels. The proposal did not address several issues raised by NPGA, including CMVs produced by currently out-of-business manufacturers. NPGA also argued that the drain on motor carriers' time and financial resources in order to obtain certification labels would not improve…
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  • Start a Summertime Safety Checklist

    Now that the propane industry has survived another winter season, marketers can take a breath, get organized, and begin making sure their propane supply is stocked up for the next cold weather season. For Tim Spicer, vice president of propane operations of Foster Fuels (Brookneal, Va.), ensuring his company’s safety and compliance programs are up to date is a main area of summertime focus. The company has begun implementing a program to track and replace customers’ tank regulators according to the regulator manufacturers’ recommendations. Foster Fuels, which is in its third generation of family ownership and has been in business since 1921, sells gasoline, kerosene, diesel, ethanol, fuel oil and transportation bulk fuel in addition to propane. It has an emergency fuel services division that…
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  • DOT Compliance and ‘The Safety Fitness Standard’

    By Brent Bauer… DOT has selected your propane company for a compliance review. Do you know what to expect? What records will be reviewed? Is your recordkeeping up to date? Are you prepared? Whether a DOT examination is conducted by a federal investigator or a state motor carrier enforcement official, they will look at records about your company, drivers, and vehicles, including packagings such as cargo tanks. It is the responsibility of propane motor carriers to know and comply with all applicable federal and state motor carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations. Motor carriers must demonstrate compliance by adhering to specific recordkeeping requirements. Persons who drive commercial motor vehicles are subject to specific qualification requirements and responsibilities. Motor carriers have specific duties with respect to…
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