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TOM ASKED:
Did you leave something out of this post? Otherwise, I don't see the point
of
> putting it on TECHWR-L.
IN RESPONSE TO:
An extract from the news on our national broadcasters site follows. The
> > site is at
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2000/05/item20000517142524_1.htm
> >
> > "...Safety
> >
> > Also, Qantas is talking up its safety record, despite a new audit to be
> > conducted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
> >
> > CASA has widened its scheduled maintenance audit to investigate the
> > company's quality assurance and technical publications divisions.
> >
> > An authority spokesman says the inquiry has been prompted by a CASA
review
> > of concerns raised by the US Federal Aviation Administration about
Qantas'
> > bearing and seals workshop at Sydney.'
MY ANSWER:
Communicators all
I thought that it was interesting that a safety organisation would think it
important enough to audit a tchnical publications dept. It says to me that
tech pubs depts:
* do matter by safety authorities
* will be investigated.
And here is a documented example of this.
