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As propane is heavier than air and invisible, it is a special concern whenever used on a jobsite.

All installations and use of this product on the job site must comply with the Government Legislation set out for its safest use.

Suppliers delivering the product or setting up the equipment at the jobsite must be part of the safe work practice.

Following are guidelines for the safe use and handling of propane:

•Nylon slings must be used in a choker fashion when loading, off-loading or lifting propane tanks.

•Lifting lugs provided on tanks are not to be used.  Nylon slings are to be wrapped around the shell of the tank.

•Tank valves and regulators are to be removed from the tank prior to any movement of the tank.

•Crane hooks shall be equipped with a safety latch.

•All trucks, cranes or equipment used to handle propane tanks must be equipped with a fire extinguisher appropriate for the size and type of tank being handled.

•Except in an emergency, a competent worker shall perform any movement or repositioning of tanks.

•Tanks are not to be heated to increase flow.

•When in use, propane bottles are to be securely held in an upright position.

•Tanks are not to be hooked up or used without proper regulators.