Propane Fill Personnel Training Lack of !!!

SidecarFlip wrote:
Without trying to cause undue irritation or stress on this thread, I don't see where filling bottles is a big deal that requires a degree in bottle filling ology....lol

I fill my own at the local suppler if they are busy doing other things. It does help that I know the owner personally and I hunt with him but all that aside, it's not rocket science. Screw on the fill hose fitting, begin filling (on the scale of course), crack the OPD port and when the propane starts coming out, shut off the fill, close the port, unscrew the acme fill fitting and go pay the lady. Pretty simple at least for me.

Guess I'm in the minority though.

This is the way it really is.
It is possible to make the case for every employee in every business to have the need for an advanced degree. Should you suffer a heart attack and fall, severing your leg in the process, at the local McDonalds, it would be really great if the burger flipper had been required to also be a trained EMT at a minimum. But it is not practical. Filling propane bottles is menial labor at best. Training takes about thirty minutes. Any skill developed is developed by repetition, not classroom study. The money in propane distribution is made by bulk delivery. The guys and gals with experience are out on deliveries. Anybody in the shop or office is either there between delivery routes, tasked for many other jobs besides filling small bottles, or a new hire getting their feet on the ground.
As for certifications, what is the incentive for the seller to be anything other than overly cautious? Refuse to fill, they lose the profit on 7 gallons of propane, $3.00 or$4.00 at best. Fill a tank that is not in certification, they could be fined, license suspended or revoked, and potentially be liable should the tank fail and cause damage. While unlikely, it could happen.