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If a (usually lead) construction engineer notices (or is told about) a fault/design issue/problem, knows that it is dangerous, and does nothing about it, then s
by ajsnigrutin 3y ago
If a (usually lead) construction engineer notices (or is told about) a fault/design issue/problem, knows that it is dangerous, and does nothing about it, then something bad happens because of that, in many cases and many countries, the engineer ends up personally responsible for the outcome.
This should be expended to other industries as well.
- batiudrami 3y agoIt’s all engineering except “software engineering”. You sign it, you own it. The senior techcnical leads who knew about this should face legal repercussions.
- zardo 3y agoWhen has that happened with any discipline other then civil engineering?
- batiudrami 3y agoIt happens routinely in my industry (rail), which is primarily civil, electrical and systems engineering. In all engineering degrees it is impressed upon you that you are responsible for your work and if you behave negligently or outside your competency you can be held accountable for the consequences of your actions.
- ajsnigrutin 3y agoSame with pure electrical... both at technician level (which is relatively simple, just a few standards to keep up with, choosing the right wires and devices) and at pure engineering level, where you have a lot of formulas instead of tables, and if you miscalculate something when connecting something huge, you can bring the whole grid down, stuff can burn, explode, people can get hurt, and you can be personally kept responsible... and that goes doubly so, if you've been warned in advance and knew that there was an issue.