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> If every building inspection of nearly every apartment block gives a warning like this, either more apartments are at risk of collapse or the delay was justif
by throwaway210222 5y ago
> If every building inspection of nearly every apartment block gives a warning like this, either more apartments are at risk of collapse or the delay was justified.
No, this is precisely the logic that lead to the O-ring failure on the space shuttle.
It even has a name now: The Normalisaton of Deviance
- michaelt 5y agoIn my country it's common, when buying a home, to get a 'survey' performed. The surveyors can't look at everything, and naturally don't want to be professionally negligent, so they tend to produce reports full of boilerplate warnings. For example, I have a report advising me, as a matter of the utmost urgency, that the fact the windows can be opened may pose a risk of falling. If your country's inspection regimes don't produce such boilerplate warnings when no action is needed, consider yourself lucky!