--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dana Linscott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Motie, > >
> > I was once a certified welder...it was too easy to > become one and some of the folks that were certified > alongside me needed extensive coaching to pass. This > is one reason why all welds are x-rayed on pipelines > and nuclear plants...and why certification does not > mean "squat" to the Supervisors on such projects. An opinion I share with them. I was certified in several other states at the time. There was NO provision for recognizing my certification from any of them. To be certified for one 12 inch weld would have cost me $450 certification fee, and 2 weeks time to setup a test. It was much more practical to hire a local welder who was 'certified', although in my opinion he was not qualified to make the weld. Government Bureaucrats seem to use the terms 'certified' and 'qualified' interchangeably. They are not! > It > seems a second layer of regulation was "needed" for > such critical project welds as the first one is > useless for all PRACTICAL purposes. I agree that a > strong random testing program is usually much more > effective than a "certification" program...but for the > EPA's purpose certification is more practical. The > meat inspector testing program was an example of what > happens when you put the govt. in charge of doing the > tests...there are simply not enough inspectors due to > budget constraints and the siphoning off of funding at > management levels...and those inspectors are low paid > and so susceptible to..er...supplemental income offers > from those they are supposed to "police". Whew that > was close.....I almost inadvertently accused govt. > officials of corruption. That would have opened up a > can of worms!!!! And perhaps this is a 'can' that should be opened to inspection? This group is maybe not the proper forum for that. Then again, maybe it's the perfect place for it? > > Dana > Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
