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42 OCTOBER 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 10 COATINGS & LININGS ESSENTIALS What to Expect from a Coating Inspector With many of the goods and services we buy, quality is simply expected. It's an as- pect of good business that's taken for granted. You would expect a reputable mechanic to get your car running again, for instance, or that your favorite restaurant will keep serving up the kind of food you've come to expect. If the mechanic or restau- rant lets you down, you simply move on to someone else. But in many industries, achieving a high-quality result is too important to leave to chance. Moving on is not an option. e stakes are just too high to trust the work- manship to a contract and a handshake. In those industries, if the job isn't done right the first time, it becomes extremely expen- sive—and potentially hazardous—to fix. ose are the industries coating inspec- tors find themselves working in. e quality helps extend the life of the asset and pre- vents the corrosion that can lead to devas- tating structural collapses, expensive equipment failures, and downright danger- ous working conditions. Coating inspectors are a part of this quality control, but what do they do? Managing quality on industrial painting jobs is the responsibility of the asset owner and is usually very challenging. When an asset, such as a tank or bridge, needs to be coated, the owner can hire a painting con- tractor directly or indirectly through a gen- eral contractor. While it would be nice to be able to trust that a coating applicator's work has been done right the first time every time, it's not a smart or safe bet to make. ings happen. People make mistakes. A specifica- tion can be misinterpreted and even crucial