Does the documentation frenzy have you down?
May 1, 2002 By LP Gas
When it comes to documentation in the propane industry, no news is bad news.
Read More Ergonomics replacement program proposed
May 1, 2002 By LP Gas
The Bush administration has its own work place injury reduction plan to replace the mandatory ergonomics standards withdrawn last year by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
Read More Twin threats
April 1, 2002 By LP Gas
This month, two California men face federal charges for plotting to blow up one of the nation’s largest propane storage facilities.
Read More The safety advocate: Rebel renegade or courageous crusader?
April 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Safety First is a new monthly feature that will challenge the way you view safety concerns.
Read More Deadline pressure
April 1, 2002 By LP Gas
There is widespread concern within the propane industry that consumers are still unaware of the mandate for OPD valves on cylinders.
Read More Feds tighten pipeline spill regulations
February 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Recently adopted changes in federal pipeline safety rules substantially lower the threshold of who must file reports when liquid pipelines spill.
Read More Pipeline safety remains high priority
January 1, 2002 By LP Gas
The Office of Pipeline Safety continues to evaluate risk and explore ways to protect pipelines from becoming weapons against the United States.
Read More Security alert
December 1, 2001 By LP Gas
When Dennis Dukes of Cornerstone Propane first heard about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he abandoned a business trip and headed back to his office. Conscious of the potential threat of propane in the wrong hands, Dukes hastily drafted a memo to employees, reminding them of emergency-response plans and urging them to double-check the security of storage areas.
Read More Protecting our roadways from terrorists
December 1, 2001 By LP Gas
Should ground transportation law be rewritten to consider protecting fuel from terrorist attack? Or should the government back off from regulating the trucking industry? An already hectic Congress just had these issues dumped in its lap.
Read More September 11 crisis fallout continues
November 1, 2001 By LP Gas
If you haven’t received a friendly visit from the feds lately, you likely will soon. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making rounds of almost all the nation’s hazmat carriers “to increase the level of awareness of hazardous materials carriers to terrorist threats.â€
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