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from the executive director’s desk


                    ou will find a lot of valuable               better  In addition, don’t be scared to call out
                    information in this issue of the APGA        a customer who is doing something unsafe
                    News  Please take the time to read           and unlawful  You are there to do your best to
           Y the articles and then forward the                   protect your customers
            magazine to others within your company                    Have you told your customers lately that
                 I hope everyone had a wonderful                 by law, if they have work performed on their
            Christmas season and your new year is off to a       propane system and/or equipment added,
            good start  No doubt that we could use more          they must notify you?  This law is on the books
            cold weather, but we live with the hand we           for a reason   to protect YOU and YOUR
            are dealt                                            CUSTOMER  Remember,
                 As dealers, please keep your storage            APGA has Duty to Notice
            as full as possible  Don’t be caught short of        Brochures ($5 00 per pack
            product when you need it the most  We all            of 100)  This is a great
            know that typically we have a cold snap              piece to include in your
            between January and March that takes us all          annual Duty to Warn
            by surprise  Watch your customers closely            mailing
            when we are not having a cold winter,                     Again   we must do
            they tend to skip fill-ups and try to coast          whatever it takes to keep
            by with cylinders and sometimes use them             this industry (companies,
            inappropriately                                      employees and                  uLisa Hillu
                 Safety is our number one priority in            propane consumers)
            this industry  Don’t make excuses for your           safe ■
            employees who skip steps when they know



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