Unbelievable.

[gridlore]

Today I had almost nothing to do at work. Took a massive load of strut to my big site in Milpitas, came back, and load a small load of strut and one pallet for another site in Milpitas, and a couple of boxes. I wasn't going farther out than Livermore. The amount of material on my truck was so small I got to use the unloaded lane at the scales. I was back at the warehouse by 1230. After lunch, there was nothing to deliver or pick up.

Let me repeat that. Nothing. Not a single box going anywhere. I spent a half hour sweeping the warehouse.

So, how did I end up with an hour of overtime?

I had to take some material from Trimble to 7th Street. That's a ten minute drive. Off-loading took another ten. Then I asked if there was anything going back to Trimble.

And sat for an hour while the material certifications were pulled.

sigh. The whole material certifications thing is one of the big bottlenecks in our operation.

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[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

The whole material certifications thing is one of the big bottlenecks in our operation.

What are those?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Documents showing that the steel used to make these nuts/bolts/bars has been tested for strength, flexibility, and temperature tolerance. Having material certs on site is required by law for many public works jobs (like schools or bridges) with strict requirements for different uses. Most jobs using things like structural bolts want the certs on hand for their own protection.

So we have to ship certs with the material. We have one guy who does certs (and handles our workman's comp/insurance stuff) and he tends to get behind or gets distracted.