The Renewable Fuels Association’s nationally recognized safety program has been honored with its 14th consecutive National Achievement Award from TRANSCAER, a national hazardous materials safety coalition.
“Receiving this award is always an honor because it demonstrates our success in helping ensure the U.S. ethanol industry maintains its excellent safety record,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “The continued interest and participation in our training programs indicates the high priority RFA members and our first responder partners place on safety, and we’re proud to be able to extend these programs through 2026, both online and onsite.”
Missy Ruff, RFA’s Director of Safety and Technical Programs, also received an Individual Recognition Award for her 2025 efforts, along with hazmat trainers Joel Hendelman and Glen Rudner.
Last year, RFA trained nearly 900 personnel in ethanol safety and incident response via 19 training events and held its first Spanish-language training, in El Paso, Texas. The organization also recently updated its training materials. Since its inception in 2010, RFA’s safety program has been responsible for training more than 18,800 individuals via 460 training sessions and events. RFA has trained individuals from all 50 U.S. states and 46 other countries. More than $1 million in grants were received to hold trainings across the country and keep the training program updated.
This program remains highly popular; a four-hour-long Ethanol Emergency Response webinar in April had 74 attendees. See the RFA Ethanol Emergency Response website for upcoming training opportunities, including these:
Online Webinars
- June 17: Train the Trainer – Ethanol Emergency Response Webinar
- Aug 20: Ethanol Emergency Response Webinar
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