Propane Council Releases Resources, Tips During Construction Safety Week
The Propane Education & Research Council, in observance of Construction Safety Week, released a collection of resources to help support the construction industry's ongoing commitment to safety.
The resources include a variety of safety tips related to propane-powered light construction equipment and resources that construction professionals and safety advocates can download and use within their own organizations. Some of the safety tips include:
· Make sure everyone on site is familiar with propane safety procedures and knows how to identify a propane leak.
· Know the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, which can include headache, dizziness, weakness, chest pain, and confusion.
· If you are using temporary propane heaters and equipment in a closed indoor area, make sure that equipment is designed for indoor use.
· Keep temporary propane cylinders at least 10 feet from ignition sources, combustible materials (such as lumber and brush), air intakes, and building structures.
· Always ways keep portable cylinders in the upright position on a flat, stable, fireproof base.
· When refilling cylinders on-site, safely do so outdoors, or in an approved filling area, with the proper PPE.
“Similar to the construction industry, the propane industry is deeply committed to safety,” said Matt McDonald, director of off-road business development at PERC. “Propane-powered light construction equipment is commonplace on many construction sites, which is why it’s important to reinforce safety procedures specifically related to this popular jobsite energy source.”
Construction Safety Week, sponsored by members of The Construction Industry Safety Initiative (CISI) and the Incident & Injury Free Executive Forum (IIF), is September 14 to 18.
To learn more about the benefits of propane-powered equipment or to access PERC’s new safety resources, visit Propane.com.
The Propane Education & Research Council is a nonprofit that provides leading propane safety and training programs and invests in research and development of new propane-powered technologies.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.