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It’s a known problem with known solutions. “Foreign object elimination” I ended up taking the FOE training after someone left a tool at a radar site. I work in software and never visited the site, but “big company”. FOD foreign object damage is what everyone is trying to avoid.

(Pdf) https://www.astm.org/CERTIFICATION/DOCS/222.NCATT_FOE_Standa...

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Any large aerospace contractor has mandatory FOD/FOE training for ALL employees (contract stipulation). Don't forget to not charge for this time spent!

> Don't forget to not charge for this time spent!

Implying an interesting story here, mind sharing?

I think he’s just saying remember to get paid for it. Don’t do it for free if you are hourly or contracting. Required training in the US is a paid activity.

If you've ever worked for a defense contractor, you have charge codes for everything. They take charging to the correct code correctly very very seriously. (In 6 minute intervals (.1 hr)). Submit your time daily.

We were a Boeing Sub contractor.

Timecard fraud was a fireable offense. The company I worked for was rumored to have fired someone who came into the office on a weekend and badged in his buddy who wasn't actually there. Basically trying to game the door timer system.

My last task at big co, was making a timecard app for ios and blackberry, to make it easy.

Yes that makes sense, but the interesting story would by why required training should _not_ be billed to the client.

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