THE APPLIED INSPECTION
NEWSLETTER

Issue No. 69 - May 2000

FROM THE EDITOR

New Company Rules
The Company Rules have been updated and re-issued (April 2000). A copy can be found on the company Notice Board at Chesterfield, Burton, Cleckheaton and Glasgow.

They have been written to help staff understand the policies and procedures in operation at Applied Inspection Limited. It is a condition of employment that all employees comply with these requirements. If anyone requires a copy they should call Dawn at Chesterfield.

The main changes are to the Discipline Procedure and new sections on Individual Grievance Procedure and Company Cars.

PERSONNEL

Welcome
To Kay Newby who started in the office at Cleckheaton as Secretary.
To Scott Young who has started at Cleckheaton on 17th April. Scott holds PCN Level II in MT.
To Mark Hutsby who has started at Burton. He holds PCN MT and UT Plate and T Joints.
To Richard Soar who has started at Burton. He held ASNT UT, MT and PT at his previous employer.
To Andrew Robertson who has started at Burton.

UK and Overseas
Alan Bartlett, who has been carrying out training courses overseas this year, is currently in Holland doing Ultrasonic Thickness measurements.

Kim Sharp has just run a PCN Level 2 Magnetic Particle Inspection training course for 7 people at Burton. He now has booked over 26 weeks training. With the demand for training increasing, the workload on Alan and Kim is also increasing. John Greenan will be helping out in the future, he will shortly be taking PCN Level 3 in Ultrasonics (Welds).

Pool Tournament
The Applied Inspection Pool Knockout Tournament, which is free to enter and a prize of 50 pounds to the winner, has about 14 names entered so far. If you haven't put your name down yet, there is a sheet on the Notice Boards at Burton, Holmewood and Cleckheaton laboratories.

Ted Peake will make the draw for the first round, which will appear in next month's NEWSLETTER.

Congratulations
Congratulations to Nick Bond who has passed PCN Level 2 Radiography (Welds).

The National Lottery
The Applied Inspection lottery syndicate is run by Dawn Andrews and Keith Dashper at Holmewood. There are currently 30 members who each pay 1.00 pound per week (stopped at source) which is put on the Saturday lottery. Anyone who is not a member, and who would like to join, should contact Dawn or Keith.

Our winnings in pounds sterling to date are as follows:
1995 - 160.00 (40 weeks)
1996 - 297.00 (52 weeks)
1997 - 220.00 (52 weeks)
1998 - 251.00 (52 weeks)
1999 - 290.00 (52 weeks)
January, 2000 - 50.00 (5 weeks)
February, 2000 - 30.00 (4 Weeks)
4 March, 2000 - 40.00
11 March, 2000 - 10.00
18 March, 2000 - 0.00
25 March, 2000 - 0.00
1 April, 2000 - 0.00
8 April, 2000 - 10.00
15 April, 2000 - 0.00
22 April, 2000 - 0.00
An additional 150.00 has been spent from our winnings in an attempt to win the three roll over jackpots in 1996.
Any errors in the above list will be corrected as soon as possible.

QUALITY & TRAINING

Standards and Specifications
There has been no update this month from BSI PLUS update service of controlled standards and specifications held by Applied Inspection. However, the Master List of Controlled Documents, issued to Holmewood, Burton and Cleckheaton, has been updated. The latest issue is 26 April 2000. Seven rail standards have been added plus BS EN ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems), OHSAS 18001 and 18002 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems).

Quotation
"A system is not a card or a filing case; it is the right way of doing things."
ANON

Investors in People
Applied Inspection (Burton) Limited has been an accredited Investor in People since 1997 and the accreditation is to be extended to include Chesterfield and Cleckheaton facilities. The assessment will be carried out in June.

New Equipment at Burton
Burton recently installed 30,000 pounds worth of surface testing equipment. It comprises of a Baugh & Weedon Bench Unit and a Johnson & Allen Penetrant Line.

NDT Training
The answers to the questions on Ultrasonics in last month's NEWSLETTER are as follows:

1)  C    2)  C    3)  B    4)  D  

Here are some more questions, this time on Magnetic Particle Inspection:

1) Lines of flux are thought to leave a magnet at:
     A. the north pole.
     B. the south pole.
     C. both north and south poles.
     D. none of the above.

2) A break in the magnetic uniformity of a part that is called a magnetic discontinuity is related to a sudden change in:
     A. inductance.
     B. resistivity.
     C. capacitance.
     D. permeability.

3) In order to detect defects in different directions in a material by magnetic particle inspection, it is best to use:
     A. two or more fields in different directions.
     B. only one field.
     C. other probe locations.
     D. a high frequency field.

4) A large forging is repaired by welding. Magnetic particle inspection of the repair weld reveals an irregular indication running parallel with the weld passes. It is located near the center of the bead and starts and ends by turning off slightly from the axial direction. This indication is indicative of:
     A. inclusions.
     B. crater cracks.
     C. weld shrinkage cracks.
     D. surface checking.

Joke of the Month
He: If I'd known you were a virgin I'd have given you 20 pounds.
She: If I'd known you had 20 pounds I'd have taken my tights off.

CONTRIBUTOR WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS

Quality at Applied Inspection
As do most other companies, Applied Inspection has a number of statements relating to its position on that subject. They are Vision, Mission, Quality, Training, Health & Safety, Environmental, Equal Opportunities and Alcohol & Drugs.

These statements are contained in the Company Rules booklet, available at each site on the Notice Board, and the Health & Safety booklet, issued to all employees. In addition, from time to time we also publish the statements in the NEWSLETTER. Here is our Quality Policy statement:

Quality Policy Statement:
It is the aim of the company to provide a service of the highest possible quality with particular emphasis on:
1. Standard of operator competence, qualification and certification;
2. Calibration of equipment and instruments;
3. Standard and accuracy of reporting;
4. Punctuality;
5. Setting and meeting realistic turn-round dates;
6. Continually improving the service we offer.

As part of our commitment to provide our customers with a quality inspection service we have implemented a system which satisfies the requirements of BS EN ISO 9002 : 1994.

The quality director is the appointed management representative who, irrespective of his other responsibilities has the authority and responsibility for ensuring that the requirements of the above standard are implemented and maintained.

The directors assign authority through all Managers, Supervisors and Senior Technicians to implement the requirements of the quality system in the laboratory and on site.

Quotation
"Pennies from heaven are soon followed by the tax collector from hell."
ANON

HEALTH & SAFETY

Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999
As stated in last months NEWSLETTER, the Applied Inspection Health & Safety Rules, which incorporate Local Rules under the above regulations, have not yet been re-issued to all staff as the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) is still not available from HSE.

The booklet has already been updated based on the new regulations and a draft copy of the Approved Code of Practice downloaded from the Internet. However, we do not think it advisable to issue the new H&S booklet until we can confirm that the content is in line with the ACOP. HSE say that it will be available "at the end of April".

CONTACTS

Holmewood, Derbyshire: Tel: 01246 851864 (3 Lines) Fax: 01246 852243
Burton, Staffordshire: Tel: 01283 515163 (3 Lines) Fax: 01283 539729
Cleckheaton, W Yorks: Tel/Fax: 01274 869900
Glasgow, Scotland: Tel/Fax: 0141 3355191
Internet Website: www.appliedinspection.co.uk

Published by: Applied Inspection Ltd., Holmewood, Chesterfield, UK. Editor: D K Thomas 26/04/2000

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