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If the safety of your systems and tunnels are 'certified` by German firm TÜV SÜD, Read This!!!
BBC reports that the mining dam which burst in Brazil killing 300 people was tested as "safe" by Germany's TÜV SÜD. Even worse, the BBC news says ' Investigators believe there's evidence the German company that certified the structure as safe knew it was vulnerable to collapse.
Even worser, they say TÜV SÜD now does not cooperate with the investigation...
Wikipedia describes TÜV SÜD as:
TÜVs short for German: Technischer Überwachungsverein, English: Technical Inspection Association) are German businesses that provide inspection and product certification services
Basicly client companies pay TÜV SÜD big amounts of money to get their stuff certified. Authorities trust companies like TÜV SÜD. So in Brazil dam case, TÜV SÜD's loyalty laid in who pays the money: the mining company owning the dam! And it was used to fool the authorities in this specific case.
Boasting about...
TÜV SÜD's own website boasts that the company issues 574.000 certificates in 1000 locations all over the world and has 24.500 employees.
Company website also has a section for their certifications in Infrastructure Projects and Rail Services. Company website says " TÜV SÜD is a qualified and trusted expert in public transportation, water and waste water management, energy, industrial IT and telecommunications . We help optimise infrastructure projects and systems throughout their lifecycle, minimise risks and enhance safety for people, infrastructure and the environment. ". Well tell it to 300 people killed in Brazil mining dam burst!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48948775
This is the result of the sloppy work
This is the real price paid
Most probably they are also certifiying the safety of tunnels. I hope they do better job than in Brazil....
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Tunnels whose "safety is certified" by TÜV SÜD which certified the Brazil mining dam
Inspection firm overlooked flaws in Brazilian dam that collapsed, stonewall investigation: reporthttps://www.foxnews.com/world/inspectors-overlooked-flaws-in-brazilian-dam-that-collapsed-report
@Robin Why so defensive of German company?
German companies heavily use "German"ness to promote for doing good job.
When they do poor job why hide it?
It is two way street, It is a German company when it do good job and it is also a German company when it does a disgusting poor job and let 200 peoples die for money too.
Right?
The services of technical audit companies such as TUV SUD tend to be very expensive. Because they are regarded as some sort of "trustees". You trust them to check the work done by others.
After this Brazil scandal, where is the trust element with TUV SUD?
It will take years of not decades for TUV SUD to regain its credibility.
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Obviously there is a issue with the TÜV SÜD Brasil management team.