LP Gas, March 2014

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Continued from page 63 industry has built Roldan says Myers was also a key figure in the industrys battle against the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC which in the 1970s had targeted unvented gas fired space heaters for investigation Fires and carbon monoxide poisonings drew the governments attention Myers helped lead a successful charge against a proposed ban on the heaters instead requiring the appliances to contain an oxygen depletion sensor This addressed safety concerns and protected propane retailers especially those in the South who relied heavily on heater sales Related to the industrys activity with the CPSC was a push in the 1980s for propane retailers to inspect residential customer appliances with gas controls to seek out and replace malfunctioning and recalled controls This ultimately led to the industrys voluntary gas system Myers back and wife Eileen second from right reside in Downers Grove Ill Here they are surrounded by family members and appliance inspection procedure called GAS Check Capps NLPGAs former CEO tabbed Myers to serve as staff on the project New direction Myers role changed when he became CEO in 1989 one year after NLPGA changed its name to the National Propane Gas Association NPGA and he moved from Washington D C to its headquarters in Lisle Ill Instead of focusing on specific legislative and regulatory issues Myers concerns shifted to the overall management of the association including individual memberships and relationships with state associations What you try to do is foster creativity and ideas among the volunteers Myers says We had a board of 155 members our executive committee was 15 members These were all bright businessmen leaders in their communities and in the industry They have a lot of ideas and our job is to make sure those ideas are brought forth and we facilitate their acting upon them One of those ideas came from former Squibb Taylor president Milford Therrell who championed the creation of a check off program that would levy an assessment on propane retailers and generate millions of dollars for industry programs Myers early in his tenure as CEO when the push began was skeptical at first He convinced me we could do it says Myers who oversaw the process that ultimately led to the formation of the Propane Education Research Council PERC He also organized PERCs initial meetings after Congress in 1996 authorized the industry to conduct a referendum which it passed overwhelmingly We worked hard to get PERC passed into law says Bruce Swiecicki senior The Petroleum Industry Standard for On Board Truck Computing since 1997 ï Single dispatcher can manage multiple drivers ï Sophisticated forecasting integrated with tank monitors ï Routing optimization ï Real time mapping of delivery events ï Wireless assignment of deliveries to drivers in the field automatically added to the workload ï Wireless communication with every driver Contact our national sales office at 1 800 922 0972 or visit us at www addsys com 64 LPGas March 2014 www LPGasmagazine com