Just found out the first ASME boiler code was written in 1914

I was reading an old safety manual from a plant in Pittsburgh and saw that date. It's wild to think the rules we follow every day are over a hundred years old. Makes you wonder how many accidents it took to write them. Anyone else run into a piece of history that changed how you see the job?

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wade5588d ago

That date really puts the "written in blood" idea into perspective.

leo2388d ago

Disagree completely. Old rules can hold us back. That 1914 code was for riveted boilers, not modern welded ones. Blindly following century old ideas can stop better, safer methods from being used. @wade558, the "written in blood" idea makes us scared to update things. We should honor the past by improving on it, not just copying it.