ASNT President’s Letter—ASNT Points of Light
This is National Volunteer Appreciation Week (18–24 April). You—our member volunteers—are our points of light that shine across the world. On behalf of all our members, our industry, and countless people across the world who will never see you but will see our (your) points of light—thank you!
Professional Ethics: The Employer and Employee Relationship
As President Truman was reputed to have said, “The buck stops here!” The employer sets the tone for ethical behavior within the company.
Role of Women in the Pursuit of NDE 4.0
This paper highlights the roles that women can and likely will play in shaping the future of NDE 4.0, from execution to leadership levels as well as from development to transformation activities.
Professional Ethics: The Role of the “Whistleblower”
It is easy to be an “armchair” observer of situations where unethical behaviors in NDT went unreported, but the reasons why were not examined.
Professional Ethics: Falsifying and Failure to Report
Ethical violations that escape detection at an early stage can cause critical failures over time.
Professional Reinvention Is Not an Event but a Culture
The Human Perspective of Career Transitioning on the Threshold of Industry 4.0 It is still curious to me that several times a month I receive requests for career advice from friends, former students, colleagues, clients, and family members, since for me the vocational advising process in high school and the years after was an unmitigated […]
COVID-19 and the Working Technician
Coronavirus could be synonymous with change. It has affected almost everything about how we live—shopping, socializing, dining. What transformations, if any, have occurred in the working life of the average NDT technician during this tumultuous time? The workplace is one area where many changes have been instituted. Many NDT techs are considered essential and barely […]