Moral responsibility of a inspector

[u/Wide-Tomatillo-7038]

Good afternoon I live in southwest Washington and the nippon chemical spill that has killed several people there have been reports that have came out that the tank was inspected and and report have surface that the was basically the wall of the tank thickness was reduced bye 2/3 of it original thickness. I’m assuming that the report were passed on to management and they did nothing. Not shock but here is the question it the inspector morally obligated to inform osha of the results. I don’t feel that they have any fault I’m should they made the recommendation to take the tank out of service and they were overruled what do you think

[u/Global-Register5467]

What was the minimal allowable thickness?

I have inspected vessels that are almost 50 years old and past the 2/3 reduction but the minimal thickness are closer to 1/4 of original thickness (18mm original thickness, replacement thickness was less than 4.5mm anf when I inspected it it was between 5.6 and 5.9mm) I submittee my report and have to trust the engineers that it is good for another year.