[sammyg2]

A while ago a contract millwright was working in the plant and put the wrong sized bolts in a machine. it failed. He later admitted he knew the bolts were the wrong size but he figured they'd work.
he wasn't working for me but there was a big investigation.
Long story longer, a recommendation from the investigation was to "Develop a system that will verify that the correct parts are being utilized in all equipment before it is deemed ready for service".
It may sound easy to the layman but in reality it is so complex it makes my head hurt just contemplating the ramifications.

It was assigned to me because I'm the SME and it came from very high up.

Two choices, one is to put some worthless sound-good cliche ridden procedure together and send it out and be ashamed to have my name on it, or two: work diligently for the next several years to re-vamp the entire maintenance practices of the industry, spending millions of dollars in the process.

I hate that.
I'm pushing back.