[LargoLasskhyfv]

The TÜV has its roots in the prevention of steam boiler explosions to prevent loss of lives. Its application to other domains came much later, AFAIK.

[notanzaiiswear]

But weren't the steam boilers also copies of UK inventions?

[LargoLasskhyfv]

Probably. And copied sloppily, operated recklessly, and exploded spectacurlarly.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technischer_%C3%9Cberwachungsv...

Reading the article, the TÜV as institution was also a copy of something which already existed in Great Britain!

Circles withing circles :-)