Ok, aside from Tony's useful input and don't feel you need to come back with anymore helpful nuggets of wisdom here old boy im sure you have plenty of other people to go and wittle away at.
Aside from college, as i just can't go down that road for an array of reasons anymore, where and how is the best way to read up on the "regs" of such topics such as control circuits, industrial control and the like. Are there courses available that are recognised, and what is the best way to learn more. I have a lot of reading to do which some kind forum members have sent my way, and i am attending a NEBOSH course in a month as i will be taking over the SHE managers job role in the forthcoming weeks also.
Yes it is a small company, and yes for the last ten years it has been a self sufficient entity with no outside involvement in regards to maintenance and everything else. Repairs and new builds of gear have taken place in a very Heath Robinson manner but i was asked to come in and take over that aspect of things as well as over see the design and build of any new engineering projects we are undertaking.
I undoubtedly don't hold the experience many of you do, and undoubtedly have not "commanded" as many men as some of you either, led the charge through the breach at the Tea room 2 minutes before break time, or even shouted at a poor maintenance tech till he cried and curled up in the fetal position, but i have just started this career no more than two years ago, and have not had my hand held through the beginning of it so have done my very best to work things out for myself and do what i feel is best. I do my upmost to keep safety as a priority and yes, as pointed out, sometimes get it wrong or have done things in somewhat of an unorthodox fashion, so i come here to get a little steering in the right direction, not to highlight my incompetence for the pleasure of the vultures here who love to take people apart for a good ego massage.
This forum has fast become more of an executioners social club, where people wait for "silly" questions just to run in swords drawn and hack the poor bugger to pieces. But in my opinion, better a stupid question asked and a person leaves understanding, then no question asked at all. So i fully intend to just keep on asking.
For those of you who deem me to not be worth the effort, thanks for coming this far but by all means do one. But for everyone else who has personally gone out of their way to help me, i appreciate it very much.
