gas inspections

NCDA&CS fuel quality inspectors work to ensure you’re getting a quality product at the gas pump

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A fuel quality inspector holds a fuel pump to a canister.

Some days, Valerie Thoms feels like she’s living in the arcade game “Frogger.” In the 1980s game, players guide frogs across a busy road to their homes, avoiding traffic and other hazards. Thoms is a fuel quality inspector with the NCDA&CS Fuel Quality Program. Watching closely for moving vehicles, she safely maneuvers her way from … Read more

Working with or storing propane? Here are some requirements and tips you should know

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The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division works to ensure equity, safety and quality in North Carolina’s marketplaces. Part of that mission involves enforcing the North Carolina LP-Gas Inspection Law. The division’s LP-Gas Program inspects LP-gas installations, transportation vehicles and measuring systems. When working with LP-gas cylinders it’s important to keep … Read more