
Safety is no accident
December 1, 2005 By Jay Johnston
A few months ago, I put on a program on personal safety in the workplace. After making my pitch for the goal of zero accidents, I was met with limited resistance.
Read MoreA few months ago, I put on a program on personal safety in the workplace. After making my pitch for the goal of zero accidents, I was met with limited resistance.
Read MoreWorkplace safety impacts the bottom line in so many ways that we sometimes take accident causes for granted. Or worse, we do nothing but read the bad news when it comes.
Read MoreThis past summer I had the opportunity to sit in on the Minnesota Propane Gas Association summer convention.
Read MoreThe propane industry has three new powerful tools to communicate important safety information to its customers that demonstrate the industry’s serious commitment to the safety and well being of propane consumers. The new materials are the first in a series of new consumer safety education tools from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), since they purchased the Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), GAS Check and other safety products from the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) in 2002.
Read MoreThe question of how often to have scheduled safety meetings can be the bane of propane management.
Read MoreWe have recently seen the sentencing of leaders who failed to adhere to core values, standards and laws designed to protect stakeholders and stockholders alike.
Read MoreI remember running home on the last day of grade school. Soon we would pack the old car and head up to the lake for the summer.
Read MoreThe Department of Transportation issued a series of new rules this spring governing the transportation of propane.
Read MoreWe have all heard it. Safety pays. Safety first. Safety is number one. For the propane industry, safety is more than a simple slogan; it is a core value.
Read MoreAnyone who plays tennis and has a weak backhand shot understands the lengths we will go to avoid improving a weakness.
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