LP Gas, August 2010
SafetyFirst Making a safe sure bet M ost gamblers are looking Employee training documentation improves odds eliminates risk for a sure thing using inside information to give them an edge However if their information is dated inaccurate missing or based upon weak facts their luck just might run out The documentation and preservation of records with regard to employee training is great insurance against bad luck and allegations of liability Is your company gambling with training documentation Safety training requirements are C O L U M N I S T J AY J O H N S TON referenced in documents produced by many sources including the National Fire Protection Association NFPA the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA and the Department of Transportation DOT OSHA has job specifi c training requirements regarding all aspects of working with and around propane Unfortunately OSHA traditionally tends to enforce these requirements after rather than before an accident If rules and guidelines were not followed and result in death or injury punishment tends to be heavy handed in the blame public shame and large fi ne department After the 2007 Ghent W Va incident involving the deaths of two propane employees and two The last thing you want an employee to say is we never went over that Continued on page 36 DOMINATOR PROPANE BODY WE MAKE PROPANE PORTABLE IMT Nothing Says Commitment Like The Diamond SM www imt com IMT the IMT logo and DOMINATOR are registered trademarks of Iowa Mold Tooling Co Inc Garner IA USA NOTHING SAYS COMMITMENT LIKE THE DIAMOND is a Service Mark of Iowa Mold Tooling Co Inc Garner IA USA 2010 Iowa Mold Tooling Co Inc All Rights Reserved www LPGasmagazine com August 2010 LPGas 35
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