Category: Inspection Career

Roman Nails and Jewel Steel I learn best by doing. The next best thing for me is a word picture. With this in mind, I thought I would talk about corrosion in terms of historical events as a back drop to help imprint some corrosion concepts. In AD 89 the Roman Legions sacked the town…
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When it comes to being hired as an inspector, exactly how important is your resume? The short answer is –  VERY IMPORTANT (I’m guessing that you already suspected that). There’s far more to it though, whether you’re a seasoned inspector or (especially if you’re) a newer inspector.            Let’s look at…
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API 1169 Inspector Certification Why Require A Certification For All Pipeline Inspectors? The primary reason for developing API RP 1169 was to provide the oil and gas industry with a certification to identify qualified pipeline inspectors. This certification is now becoming more and more in demand. More projects than ever are requiring inspectors to have…
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Wouldn’t it be great….. Wouldn’t it be great if we all could work as much as we wanted to? Sometimes that works out, many times it doesn’t. Yet, somehow, there are people who do seem to work as much as they want to. They seem to always find jobs when no one else can. GOOD…
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A ‘Growing’ Problem At A Disadvantage If you are an inspector, you already know maintaining a healthy weight is often hard to do. Inspectors are at a disadvantage when it comes to maintaining a healthy weight. As inspectors, we often work long days with little or no time to prepare healthy foods. The quickest and…
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5 Reasons Good Inspectors Don’t Get to Work We’ve all seen it happen. The odds are that some of you reading this have actually had it happen to you…A good inspector who really needs to go to work – doesn’t. He or she sits at home wondering what’s going on. Other people are going to work,…
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So, when is it time to become a 3rd party inspector? …the answer is, “that depends”. If you’re not inspector material…then never. Just because you have worked in the industry for 20 years, doesn’t mean that you will be a good inspector. Likewise, if you haven’t worked in the industry for 20 years, doesn’t mean…
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