If you guy's are worried about safety perhaps you should read here on pprune
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=216663 and the engineers bulletin board here
http://www.airmech.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=5674
EASA is trying to do away with the trained licenced engineer and replace him with an 'Appropriately Authorised Person'. Threads tell the reall story if they get away with it the guy signing out the aircraft could have been doing who's knows what before the company employing him gave him the authority.
Sit tight guy's and check your a/c well.
