The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) has announced the release of its 2014 safety poster. The poster depicts a safety issue in the petroleum and fuel equipment handling industry and is entitled: “Take 5: Look before you Work.” 
 
Produced as part of the PEI Safety Program, the poster was developed by the 2013 PEI Safety Committee and illustrated by artist Bill Patterson of Tulsa, Okla. PEI has printed 38 safety awareness posters since 1992 on industry-specific topics, such as barricading the workplace, lockout/tagout, confined space entry and excavation safety.
 
The PEI Safety Posters are free to members and can be downloaded, along with many other safety resources, at www.pei.org/safety. 
 
In addition to the annual posters, the PEI Safety Program authors Safety Dos and Don'ts, a series of fact sheets that address safety concerns within the petroleum and energy handling equipment industry, and also are available free of charge on the PEI website. The association also publishes two free monthly safety e-newsletters, SafetyLetter and SafePractices. For more information about PEI’s safety resources, see www.pei.org/safety.

 
The PEI Safety Committee is made up of industry safety experts from across North America and includes Eddie Campbell, Tanknology Inc.; Cliff Coker, Murphy Oil USA; Apryl Erekson, Cochise Petroleum Equipment Company, Inc.; Benjamin LaMountain, LaMountain Bros. Inc.; Dan O'Day, O'Day Equipment, LLC; Art Sodermark, Platinum Engineering & Safety, Inc.; and Tim L. Thickstun, Advanced Fuel Systems Inc. Matthew Koziel of The Oscar W. Larson Co. is the committee chair.
 
Founded in 1951, PEI is comprised of more than 1,600 companies engaged in manufacturing, distributing and servicing equipment used in the fuel and fluid handling equipment industry. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. PEI is the leading authority and source of information for the fuel and fluid handling equipment industry, and is committed to promoting the value of distributor services, and to improving the business relationships and practices of its members. PEI is headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. For additional information on PEI or its membership, please contact Chris Bouldin atcbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.