5750 LPG (Propane) - Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)

PART 1 "Exchange Locations and Vending Machines"

This 5-hour webinar will include a morning and afternoon session, with a 1-hour break in between.  Participants will learn about the properties of LPG, where and how it is sold, ways cost and value comparisons (advertising) are being done, the Method of Sale, proper tare determination, labeling requirements, net content verification, and how to analyze test data.

Learning Objectives

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe LPG (propane) and explain how cylinders are filled, and offered or exposed for sale (method of sale),
2. Follow safe working requirements and procedures during inspections,
3. Explain and discuss the labeling requirements,
4. Identify the test procedures to conduct net quantity of contents verifications,
5. Determine tare weights, and
6. Explain inspection and survey test results for inspection planning.

Materials & Supplies

None.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to participate in this webinar.  Completing Part 1, though, will be a prerequisite before participating in Parts 2 & 3, "Verifying the Net Contents at Refilling Locations and Point of Pack".

Pre-Work

Watch 12 short videos (estimated 30 minutes viewing time) related to LPG.

Post-Work

None.

Minimum Requirement(s)

In order to receive a digital Certificate of Attendance, students must be in attendance for the entire webinar.

Audience

Weights and Measures Officials only.

Cost

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) online webinar training fees have been waived and are currently available free of charge. In person Seminar fees have not changed. OWM encourages our community to participate in this professional development opportunity to build and extend their technical skills.  For more information on OWM training fees, please click here.

Instructor

David Sefcik
Phone: (301) 975-4868
Email: david.sefcik [at] nist.gov (david[dot]sefcik[at]nist[dot]gov)

Technology Requirements

The webinar will be a live stream, so participants must have a constant connection during the webinar (hard-wired is preferred).

1. Operating System (browser) configurations:

• Windows
  • Windows 10, 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later, Windows Edge browser, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome
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• Mac OS
  • Mac OS X 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14
  • Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome
  • For HTML Client - Google Chrome (v70.0 & above), Apple Safari (v12.0 & above), and  Mozilla Firefox (v65.0 & above)
• Linux
  • Ubuntu 16.04; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • No application support is available for Linux. Users on Linux can attend meetings in a browser.
  • Google Chrome, Adobe Flash Player 23.0

2. Mobile

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• Google Android 4.4 or later
• Apple iOS: iOS 8.1.2 or later

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