inspection
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Twitter Bars San Francisco Inspector From Accessing Roof to Assess ‘Unsafe’ X Sign
San Francisco authorities are targeting Twitter, rebranded as X, for installing an “unsafe sign” on the roof of its office building, but have yet to gain access to review the potential safety violation. Twitter installed a giant “X” sign on Friday without proper authorisation, according to city officials who say a permit is required to…
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After Pressure, USDA Adds ‘A Tiny Fraction’ Of Animal Abuse Records Back To Website
In what’s becoming a trend, the Trump administration is walking back another one of its controversial actions following extensive outrage from the public. This time, the USDA has begun reposting deleted documents to its publicly available database of inspection reports on facilities that use animals. But animal rights activists fear the trickle of restored data…
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A Swarm Of Tiny Bots Could Inspect The Hidden Underbellies Of Bridges
America’s bridges are not — we’re sorry to report — doing so great. Of the over 600,000 bridges in the US, more than half are over 30 years old, and 11 per cent are structurally deficient. That makes inspecting bridges all the more important; unfortunately, the underside of a bridge is also pretty damn inaccessible…