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Special inspectors are not permitted to perform nondestructive testing of construction materials or assemblies unless they are. Each instructor will indicate the experiments to be conducted and advise on the nature of the lab report and time of submission. A blood bank or center means an entity whose primary function is the performance or responsibility for the performance of, the collection, processing, testing, storage andor. In april 1967 the department initiated the record sampling and testing program as a means of monitoring the effectiveness of daily inspection and testing of construction materials, which their results were to be used as a basis for payment. It is hoped that this will be a helpful guide to the field engineers.
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