The October meeting of the British Association of Fastener Distributors will focus on why certain types of fasteners are vulnerable to failure, why the causes are not always as straightforward as is sometimes assumed and what fastener companies can do both technically and legally to minimize exposure to consequential liability claims. A special trail membership package opens this very important meeting to UK fastener distributors generally.
As events in San Francisco over recent months have dramatically demonstrated the consequences of fastener failure can be massive and extraordinary expensive. Fastener suppliers are often the first to be accused of responsibility even though subsequent investigation may prove that environmental factors were a major contribution.(…)
via BAFD meeting to focus on fastener failure and liability.