How do international NDT teams handle local regulations?

International NDT teams prepare by thoroughly understanding and adhering to local rules and certifications, ensuring compliance and safety during operations.

What is the Power to Stop in NDT?

The Power to Stop refers to the ability of individuals and teams in NDT to halt work when safety concerns arise, backed by leadership support and competent decision-making.

Safe Together: The podcast

Q: What is Industrial Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)?

Industrial Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) is a process used to inspect welds, pipelines, and critical installations without causing damage, ensuring infrastructure functions safely.

Episode 1: Industrial NDT across borders, radiation safety, and the Power to Stop

Industrial Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) is a bit like medicine for infrastructure. You inspect welds, pipelines, and critical installations without damaging them, so the world can keep running safely.

In this episode, host Ellen sits down with Olegs Poluhins (Latvia) and Max Marynissen (Belgium), two Level 3 experts who share what NDT really looks like on the ground. From supporting major shutdowns across Europe to handling ionizing radiation and incident response, this is a straight-up conversation about competence, preparation, and the courage to stop work when something feels off.

You’ll hear

What NDT is and why clients rely on it
How international teams prepare for local rules and certifications
Real stories about radiation work and incident response
Why the Power to Stop only works when leaders and teams back it up

Extra context for a few terms mentioned in the episode

Radiation dose: 40 µSv is very small, about the same as a short flight or a dental X-ray.
Incident team: a specially trained team that responds when there’s a technical issue with a radioactive source, ensuring everything is handled safely and by the book.
Crawler: an X-ray device placed inside a pipeline that moves through it autonomously, so no one has to enter the pipe.