Consider customer contracts that account for allocation situations
May 17, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
As I write this article, we are seeing the last remnants of a recent snowfall melt away outside…
Read More Hearing on crane operator certification scheduled for next month
April 17, 2014 By LP Gas
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) will host a public hearing May 19 at 9:30 a.m. in…
Read More Is that carbon monoxide-related claim covered?
April 16, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
Heating system installers denied in carbon monoxide case The Minnesota Supreme Court recently considered whether a claim related…
Read More FTC complaint: Ferrellgas, AmeriGas coordinated on cylinder exchange
March 28, 2014 By LP Gas
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an administrative complaint Thursday against Ferrellgas and AmeriGas, alleging the two companies…
Read More New training requirements set forth in NFPA 58
February 25, 2014 By John McCoy and LP Gas
Are you aware of the latest changes and clarifications in NFPA 58? The training of employees is an…
Read More Ferrellgas, AmeriGas settle consumer protection case
February 1, 2014 By LP Gas
Ferrellgas and AmeriGas agreed to pay a total of $1.8 million in civil penalties and costs in an…
Read More Records retention policy critical for propane businesses
December 11, 2013 By John McCoy
A recurring question I get from clients is: What type of records retention policy should we have for…
Read More Fatal house fire raises questions about gas supplier, others
October 8, 2013 By John McCoy
We recently handled a case involving a house fire that resulted in serious burn injuries to one of…
Read More Distinction exists between placing gas system into service, in operation
August 7, 2013 By John McCoy
The 2012 edition of NFPA 54 discusses in specific language what needs to be done following an interruption of service or out-of-gas call.
Read More Scientific processes used to determine cause and origin of fires
June 4, 2013 By John McCoy
In conducting a fire or explosion investigation, authorities are looking to classify the cause of the fire by looking at the source and form of ignition.
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