The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) notice of proposed rulemaking comes after the agency considered public comments on a petition by the gas industry.
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The National Propane Gas Association hosted a fast-track session at the Propane Expo to discuss key regulatory issues affecting the industry, including cylinder requalification and crane operator training.
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The inspector general released a research study that prevents the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from implementing additional regulations on hours-of-service requirements
Read More Perhaps December really is the season of miracles. For the first time in more than 30 years, Congress has passed and the president has approved an increase in the corporate average fuel economy standard (CAF?) as part of the new energy law. Congress approved the measure overwhelmingly – 314-100 in the House and 88-6 in the Senate.
Read More Actions have always been influenced by politics and consensus. It’s much easier to sort out right and wrong when hindsight is 20/20 and situational ethics having been exposed for what they are. But passions run deep and old ways are hard to change. We also don’t like our dirty laundry aired to the world, even when it’s for our own good.
Read More The Department of Transportation issued a series of new rules this spring governing the transportation of propane.
Read More While attending the Southeastern Trade Show, I had dinner with some safety friends at a unique, all-you-can-eat Brazilian barbeque restaurant.
Read More There is plenty of reason for hope as the worries of 2004 blend into the realities of 2005.
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While many of us take breaks throughout the holiday season, we cannot take a holiday from safety issues.
Read More Many times our employees wait in need of important safety validation, information and inspiration. Meanwhile, it takes a multi-metaphoric two-by-four across the head before most leaders open up to progressive possibilities or management practices.
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