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Re: Concerning Whistleblowing

Also, anyone who fills their air system with an offboard compressor is familiar with "the spike rule," which they told us about at our first regional, and several inspectors have agreed is kind of pointless. Since it was in no way unsafe or advantageous, they let us use our air compressor system without having a Spike in the system, as the rules declare. They recognized that the system we had designed was completely safe and the addition of a Spike would only add a degree of unreliability. When we had some downtime, we were able install a spike in the system, but if they had required it to pass inspection we would have had a major hassle on our hands.

In short, a little bit of discretion on the part of inspectors is a good thing. Strict adherence to some rules isn't always feasible, and if it doesn't cause any harm, what's the harm in it?
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