PROPANE EXCHANGE

November 2010 * West Virginia Propane Gas Assn. www.wvpropanegas.org * 703.530-9772

Thanks to

CUI Distribution/Equipment for advertising in this issue.

In This Issue Fire School Application Now on Website

Spring Meeting Date Set

Video Describes Consumer Safety Materials

Builder Courses Added to Training Academy

Changes to CSA 2010 Announced

DATES TO REMEMBER

March 14-15, 2011 Spring Membership Mtg

Embassy Suites

Charleston, WV

April 16- 18, 2011 NPGA Southeastern Conv

Atlanta, GA

June 14-15, 2011 Propane Days

Hyatt Regency Hotel

Washington, DC

Fire School

Application

Now on Website

The West Virginia Propane Research & Education Foundation is applying to PERC for funds to hold several Propane Emergencies sessions in 2011. If the grant is approved, the Foundation will help make possible these classes through the West Virginia Propane Gas Association.

An application to host one of these classes may be found at www.wvpropanegas.org. If approved, WVPGA will supply the instructor and the textbooks, Propane Emergencies, at no cost. Successful applicants must provide the location (indoor classroom and an outdoor location if doing a live burn); breaks and meals for the session, and the propane for the live burn (or partner with a propane company to obtain gas for applicant).

Other criteria include having a minimum of 30 firefighters in attendance (nor more than 50); invite the media to cover the event, adequate insurance to cover the event, and to handle publicity and registration.

For more information and to download an information application form, please visit www.wvpropanegas.org

Call the Association Office at 703-530-9772 if there are questions.

HOLD the DATE

The Spring Membership Meeting will be held on March 14-15, 2011.

It will be held at a new location:

Embassy Suites, Charleston, WV

The hotel room rate includes an evening cocktail reception and a cooked to order breakfast making your money stretch even further.

Plans are underway for a Marketer Technology Training Session to be held at the Summer Membership Meeting (the tentative dates are June 20-21, 2011; location TBA).

Video Describes

Consumer Safety

Materials

A new video from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) describes the many consumer safety materials available to marketers, including brochures, interactive e-learning modules, and radio public service announcements.

PERC has worked closely with the propane industry to create a comprehensive collection of consumer safety materials that you can use to deliver important safety messages to your customers and neighbors.

To view the video, visit: http://www.propanesafety.com/consumer-safety/perc-consumer-safety/

Builder Courses Added to Training Academy

Courses for Builders Added to Propane Training Academy.

As part of the comprehensive training program offered by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), two new online courses in the

Propane Training Academy show construction professionals the ins and outs of propane-enhanced solar water heating systems and the fine points of upgrading houses from oil heat to propane heating.

Check out the full lineup of courses at www.propanetrainingacademy.com

NEWS FROM NPGA

Changes to

CSA 2010

Announced

Based on roadside inspection data and investigation findings, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has begun providing carriers with information about where they stand in each of the new Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) categories, referred to as BASICS. BASICS is the acronym for the SMS’s Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories. The FMCSA will roll out the new SMS with revisions nationwide in December based on feedback and analysis from the Data Preview period. The FMCSA will be modifying the presentation of their SMS BASIC results by changing the term “Deficient” to “Alert” when a motor carrier’s score in one or more BASICs is above the FMCSA threshold for intervention. This language improvement will assist carriers in understanding that BASIC results signify the carrier is prioritized for an FMCSA intervention and do not signify or imply a safety rating or safety fitness determination. The agency is also conducting additional analysis to further understand the impact on the different industry segments and a carrier’s exposure in BASIC. During the analysis period, the BASIC results will continue to be an effective intervention prioritization tool for enforcement personnel. Accordingly, percentiles and intervention status will only be accessible to the FMCSA enforcement community and motor carriers. To stay up to date on the latest CSA 2010 information, be sure to go to: http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov.