Tim Wescott wrote:

Knowing whether a failed safety will result in loss of life & limb or
just a bunch of product to be scrapped may help guide your thinking, as
well.

Any time I start thinking "life safety" I start getting suspicious of
hypothetical future maintenance folks, and the managers who approve
their time.


Tim, having spent a lot of time living in or around the maintenance world, I'd say your
suspicion is very well founded. The quality of maint techs and the safety ethos of
management varies widely.

Wes