Little General Store Propane Explosion - US Chemical Safety and ...
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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Store</strong> September 2008<br />
5.3.1.3 <strong>Propane</strong> Industry Training Program<br />
PERC <strong>and</strong> the NPGA developed its comprehensive training curriculum for propane industry employees,<br />
CETP, in 1988. Although CETP is voluntary in most states, many employers in the propane industry use<br />
it to train <strong>and</strong> certify employees. PERC offers the task-based modular curriculum both in instructor-led<br />
settings <strong>and</strong> as a computerized self-teaching program, <strong>and</strong> sells course materials to employers for in-<br />
house training <strong>and</strong> preparation for CETP certification tests.<br />
CETP consists of eight modules. Applicable training modules include<br />
• <strong>Propane</strong> “basics,” including properties of propane, industry st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> organizations, bulk<br />
plant <strong>and</strong> delivery vehicle identification, safe work practices, <strong>and</strong> reacting to interruptions of<br />
customer gas service;<br />
• <strong>Propane</strong> delivery, including equipment <strong>and</strong> operating procedures, loading <strong>and</strong> unloading,<br />
inspecting delivery trucks <strong>and</strong> installed propane systems, responding to customer calls, <strong>and</strong><br />
evacuating propane tanks; <strong>and</strong><br />
• <strong>Propane</strong> vapor distribution system installation, including transporting tanks <strong>and</strong> cylinders,<br />
installing aboveground <strong>and</strong> underground tanks, installing regulators <strong>and</strong> piping, performing leak<br />
checks, documenting installations, <strong>and</strong> communicating safety information to customers.<br />
Employers may select topics as appropriate to address job tasks for individual employees, who may then<br />
take certification exams in those areas for which they have completed training. For example, customer<br />
service representatives often complete the propane basics module, <strong>and</strong> delivery drivers complete the<br />
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