Terry Boyer
Professional Summary
Bachelor of Science-Industrial Technology. Twenty-year veteran of the LP-Gas industry involved with various safety and technical issues. Founder of Boyer Safety Services, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in matters of safety and regulatory compliance. Primary Areas of Consultation: LP-Gas industry policies and procedures; LP-Gas system analysis; hazard evaluation; system design; DOT, OSHA training and compliance.
Successful performance record as Director of Safety, Director of Safety and Risk Control, Director of Safety and Technical Services, Director of Technical Services, Parts and Service Sales Engineer, and Parts Manager. Respected leader in the safety field, has spoken at various state and national conventions on a variety of topics.
Consultation, Lecture, and Publications
- Past chairman of the NPGA Consumer Education Sub-Committee
- Guest speaker at Mid-West LP-Gas convention and Iowa Propane Gas Association on consumer warnings and safety
- Conducted numerous safety/technical training seminars concerning DOT, drug testing, and OSHA compliance
- Published numerous internal safety and technical materials including policies and procedures; safety meetings; safety/technical bulletins; consumer safety assurance programs; and related "how-to" publications specific to company needs
- Published three comprehensive propane technical manuals
- Provided deposition and trial testimony
- Consulted on numerous accident cases involving LP-gas
- Supervised clean-up of two major propane contamination cases
Provided leadership to successfully pass two DOT safety compliance reviews. Received "satisfactory" rating on each- Knowledgeable in the field of gaseous fuel carburetion and related mechanics, the provisions of NFPA 54 and 58; OSHA and DOT regulations; and a variety of other compliance standards
- Nationally-known lecturer on OSHA and DOT compliance
- Certified Employee Training Program (CETP) instructor
- Speaker--Rural Energy Conference--Kansas City, MO 10/28/96, 9/15/97 and 10/09/99.
Inventor
Inventor of U.S. Patent #5,269,171 and Canadian Patent #2,103,605. This patent includes coverage for an LP-Gas leak detection system specifically for the testing of out-of-gas systems prior to re-establishing service.
Memberships
- International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.
- National Fire Protection Association
- National Propane Gas Association
- Florida Propane Gas Association
- Georgia Propane Gas Association
- Iowa Propane Gas Association
- American Society of Safety Engineers
Expert Witness Specialty--Propane Industry
- Standard industry practices
- Employee training
- Regulatory compliance and interpretation
- Customer duty-to-warn
- Accident investigation
- Truck and bulk storage technical expertise
- DOT and OSHA compliance
- Propane employee/company conduct
Education
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Major: Automotive Technology
Continuing Education
- OSHA 501 Instructor's Course on General Industry Compliance
- Attended University of Minnesota LP-Gas School
- Attended NLPGA Risk Management and Liability Seminars in Atlanta, GA and Baltimore, MD
- Attended DOT compliance seminar-summer 1990; and drug testing seminar in 1991
- Attended GPA Odorization Seminar in Dallas, TX, 1990
- Attended University of Cincinnati Respiratory Protection Seminar
Employment Experience
1992-Present
Boyer Safety Services, Inc.
14101 Independence Street
Basehor, KS 66007
(913) 724-4455
(913) 724-4444 FAX
email: bssi@boyersafety.com
Founder and President
Safety Consulting Firm1986-1994
Ferrellgas, Inc.
Director of Safety1984-1986
Buckeye Gas Products Co.
Director of Safety and Technical Services1983-1984
Mid-America Ford Truck Sales
Parts and Service Sales Engineer1976-1982
Coffeyville Detroit Diesel-Allison
Parts Manager1975-1976
Montgomery Wards and Company
Service Manager1974
Ford Motor Company
Owner Relations Analyst