OSHA has 11 pages just to explain what a ladder is. I worked for a gas company and had a shelf full of rules and regulations I had to check before we did anything to deviate from the norm. . . .
I completely understand
4 decades + in the automotive industry is very similar
as far as bureaucracy, and not just from the business
workings.
Factory job certifications and A.S.E certifications and
certifications to operate a forklift for insurance purposes,
and certifications from T.D.E.Q. and certifications from
A.P.I. for handling oil and fluids, certifications for
handling haz-mat and ORM-D goodies ( airbags are
an explosive to bureaucrats)
Not to mention time for safety classes and tests
and certifications and surety bonds because of
the very expensive items handled every day.
Warranty policy and procedures classes from the
manufacturers, online work knowledge classes
from the manufacturers, etc. etc etc. etc. etc.
etc. etc. etc.
I've got boxes of certificates and pins and patches
and crap that combined with a couple of dollar
bills will buy me a loaf of light bread
( Haha- forgot about all the stacks of MSDS I
used to have to keep organized in addition to
everything else)