Check the federal transport test to decide if you need the plan. Georgia employee credentials answer a separate question. The state requires certification for staff whose primary duties involve covered LP-gas work. Federal plan coverage turns on what you offer or transport in commerce and how much. Keep both checks in your files.
Start with the people assigned to the work
Seasonal and part-time staff count under rule .04. New staff usually have 12 months to earn the right certification. Before then, they may do only work for which they are properly trained. The rule accepts approved CETP or equivalent training for the job. It also requires six hours of continuing education in each three-year period.
For your review, name who makes deliveries and who controls dispatch details. Name who can stop a trip over an access concern. These are suggested job assignments. A state training card alone does not decide whether the federal plan applies.
Put the correct dealer name on the contact sheet
Use the dealer's licensed name on delivery tickets, vehicles and storage sites. Georgia describes the dealer license fee as one-time. Do not copy a yearly fee assumption from another state. Check the licensed name before you write the carrier contact sheet.
Special Hazards handles state LP-gas matters. It is part of the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. Those include licenses, permits, plans and inspections. A federal plan does not replace a Georgia approval.
Give the emergency contact list two jobs
Report all fires involving covered LP-gas vehicles or equipment to the Safety Fire Division. Also report accidents involving them that may create a public hazard. Report as soon as possible, within eight hours. Send a written report within 72 hours. Rule .07 requires prominent public access to emergency contacts at bulk-storage, cylinder-filling and exchange sites. Show who makes state reports on your contact sheet.
Review site security against the state-approved layout
Georgia adopts NFPA 54–2024, NFPA 58–2024 and NFPA 59–2024, with state changes. Covered new tank setups over 4,000 gallons of water in total need the state plan process before work starts. That process includes drawings and fire-safety details. Keep approved plans at the job site, on paper or electronically. Use the approved layout in your plan review.
Use the national plan page for the federal test. It also covers staff, unauthorized access and risks en route. The Georgia manual page covers daily records.
Questions from a Georgia delivery office
Are seasonal delivery staff outside the training rule? Rule .04 includes seasonal and part-time staff. Before certification, they may do only duties for which they are properly trained.
Does a driver's state credential stay with the dealer? It follows the employee. The employer must keep its staff's required certification records. It must track their status too. Collect the current records when a driver joins.
Should our checklist call the dealer fee annual? The rule describes a one-time license fee. Name the licensed business and check Georgia's rules.
Is our own log enough after a covered accident that may harm the public? The state requires notice as soon as possible, within eight hours. A written report must follow within 72 hours. An internal log does not complete those steps.
Propane Safety Pro offers a DOT Hazmat Security Plan manual. Use these state sources in the review. Have the people in charge check federal coverage and the real site details.
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