We had a case where a tech wrote "PM" instead of the exact time on a pump check. The next shift thought it was from the morning and almost cleared a fault that was still active. @lisa_clark54, since our team started requiring the 24-hour clock format on all logs, those mix-ups dropped to zero. It forces you to stop and note the real time, not just a guess. That one change saved us from a potential shutdown last quarter.
The new Section 3 on the corrosion form adds a timestamp field for each entry. I found that extra step (and I was skeptical at first) actually cuts down on confusion later when we're reviewing reports. For example, last month we avoided a mix-up because the timestamps showed the exact order of inspections. So while it takes a minute longer, the clarity it brings is worth it in my book.