Membership
Established in 1942, the Propane Marketers Association of Kansas is your voice, eyes and ears in places where you cannot always be. Through information, education, connection and materials, PMAK helps you stay on top and ahead of the propane industry.
Membership Benefits
Continuing Education Opportunities
Certified Employee Training Program (CETP) fulfills NFPA 58 requirements
HazMat Employee Training fulfills DOT requirements
Annual District Meetings include information and education on current industry needs (Spring & Fall)
Invitation to Annual Convention with educational seminars (June)
Association led seminars to help stay ahead of industry methods
Free library with access to educational and safety audiovisual
Consumer education and safety literature
Information & Access
Subscription to Propane News — PMAK’s quarterly magazine
Work with the Kansas Corporation Commission to update and publish the Kansas Alternative Fuels Directory
Network with fellow industry members at convention, trade show, and meetings. (A valuable learning tool!)
Business Materials
Brochures and other print materials to educate consumers and satisfy your duty-to-warn
Decals and labels for tanks, cylinders, and trucks
pamphlets, fuel meter tickets and more.
Endorsement of drug and alcohol testing company and emergency response provider
Regulatory Agency Relationships
PMAK worked with the State Fire Marshal’s Office to establish a Propane Advisory Board
Members are notified by PMAK of changes pertaining to NFPA 54 and NFPA 58 requirements
PMAK provides a training program for Propane Dispenser Operators
PMAK works with Kansas Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures Division to keep members informed of regulatory changes
Statewide Representation & Support
PMAK was instrumental in establishing the Kansas LP-Gas Container Law restricting others from filling tanks owned by you
During unexpected crisis, such as the price spikes in 1989–90, PMAK provided valuable information to ward off additional regulation and price intervention
PMAK successfully promoted and implemented HB 2038 in 2003 which established the Kansas Propane Education & Research Council
PMAK was instrumental in obtaining alternative fuels tax incentives
PMAK supported and testified for the tax exemption for business machinery and equipment
National Representation & Support
PMAK helped obtain propane exemptions from DOT’s proposal to prohibit “wet lines”
Keeping DOT from establishing rules which would mandate computer tracking of each propane delivery
Keeping the use of 1075 as the hazard ID number for shipments labeled “Propane”
Eliminating vehicles with a capacity of 3500 gallons or less from DOT’s $300 per year registration fee
Persuasion with code officials to eliminate any prohibition of propane appliance use below grade from the International Mechanical Code (combined the codes of ICBO, BOCA, and SBCCI)
Works with NPGA to promote propane as a clean burning, affordable alternative fuel
Supported NPGA efforts to exempt propane from the overabundant requirements of EPA’s Risk Management Plan
Provided information and pleas to DOT and Kansas’ congressional delegation to obtain relief from
DOT’s cargo tank rules
Stopping implementation of DOT’s proposed hours-of-service regulations which would be costly and unnecessary for propane delivery