Sean: 車軸の亀裂

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Posted by Sean:
車軸の亀裂
http://whiteperil.com/posts/1179973087.shtml


   You will doubtless be shocked to hear that, in the wake of the fatal
   roller coaster accident a few weeks ago, the Ministry of Land,
   Infrastructure, and Transport is [1]finding safety lapses all over the
   place:

     Seven roller coasters examined in emergency inspections following a
     fatal accident at an amusement park in Osaka Prefecture had
     problems such as worn wheels and cracked axles, it has emerged.
     The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday
     announced the results of its emergency inspection of roller
     coasters around the nation. A total of 306 roller coasters were to
     be subject to the inspections, and problems were found with seven
     of the 256 roller coasters whose inspections have already finished.
     Ministry officials said that failing to deal with the problems
     could lead to an accident.
     The inspection also found that operators of 119 roller coasters,
     nearly 40 percent of the total number, had not carried out annual
     flaw inspections as required by Japanese Industrial Standards. A
     total of 72 of the 306 roller coasters, or about 24 percent of the
     total number, had never once [!!!!--SRK] been inspected for flaws,
     the ministry investigation found.

   Nice. Of course, we should all be used to this by now. Every time
   something like this happens--the JR West derailment springs readily to
   mind--it's discovered afterward that there's a record of laxity. Often
   there's no cover-up involved per se, just a failure to focus attention
   on addresing problems or attending to things that aren't going to be
   immediately visible to people on the outside.

References

   1. http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070523p2a00m0na017000c.html