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Hello, this is President Yasui. I run a one-person company mainly engaged in inspecting high-pressure gas equipment.
It’s been a while, but I recently assisted with an open inspection of a storage tank at my old company.
It was a 50-ton tank—vintage, no less—with a head plate divided into upper and lower sections. That meant we spent quite a bit of time conducting non-destructive testing.
And let me just say—it was hot!
Maybe it’s because I’ve gotten older, but I feel the effects of the heat far more intensely than I did ten years ago.
I had a hunch that today would be brutal without a cooling vest, so I wore one—and thanks to that, I managed to conserve enough energy to sit down and write this blog post.
I think most inspection companies that have dedicated plants keep their own records, but let me ask—are you relying solely on what's in your lead inspector’s head?
Surely not… right? (laughs)
But even if you do have records, are they truly clear and easy for anyone to understand?
This issue came up again today.
There was a document listing the number and type of bolts used—for ordering and estimating purposes—but it didn’t clearly indicate where each bolt was actually used.
So, every time, someone has to physically check the actual stud bolts attached to the tank to verify and match them.
It seems like this same unnecessary process happens again and again.
If you had a document showing which length bolt goes where, you wouldn’t have to double-check the actual components each time.
Despite constant complaints about labor shortages, I feel like these kinds of inefficient practices are often left unchecked.
Wasting time due to unnecessary steps or sloppy preparation, without fully understanding the day-to-day operations—that’s what leads to exhaustion.
There are far too many situations that make you wonder: “Who exactly benefits from this?”
We need to reduce the time we spend in the field scratching our heads.
People may feel like they’re working just by being stuck in thought, but we should be spending that mental energy on actual decisions and direction.
Even if you only make a document once, failing to create it means you'll keep wasting mental energy in the future.
By creating usable, on-site documentation, you’ll save time and conserve brainpower, which in turn reduces fatigue.
So I highly encourage you to prepare documents that can actually be used effectively in the field.
Thank you very much for reading to the end.
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