Point is there's a net increase in liability. But it was the interaction and visibility that increased the liability. If he mentioned that to the wrong person it could have initiated a long process of proving that he did nothing wrong. He mentioned something and you pointed out how that behaviour should be reported. Like just now what you did with /u/thisshitis2much. Now, any interaction with a regulatory or governing body that has the ability to punish you comes with a significant degree of liability. Just the act of being questioned at the police station increases the risk that I may be found guilty, even if I'm innocent. But whether or not I'm guilty you can be damned sure I'm going to get hauled down to the police station.
If I sign my name on the murder weapon, it doesn't mean that I'm guilty. I'm going back up and take another run at this from a different perspective.
It's when I see older project staff and even other Engineers who seem to believe the above misconceptions that I wonder why it still exists. For Engineering students it's fine as when I was that age I thought there was a correlation with the engineering stamp and liability / costs too. So I'm just wondering where this is coming from. There's also videos from the association about the engineering stamp / seal which goes more in depth about the above. The Seal is used only for authenticating Engineering work.
#ENGINEERS SEAL ON AS BUILT DRAWING PROFESSIONAL#
(Per section 3.3.4.1) an Engineering Professional may not charge a fee for simply applying his or her Seal to a document. It's not as if they would provide documents / drawings with another option to provide the same but stamped for a higher cost. above, cost of an engineer is for their design and coordination. The purpose of the seal is to authenticate documents that have been prepared and delivered by a licensed member in their professional capacity as a mark of reliance.įor 2. Per section 3.1.1: The seal is not a mark of warranty. In fact the EGBC guidelines (section 3.3.3.2) state that you add no extra liability to yourself when you seal your documents. Meaning even if you don't seal a document /drawing and send it out to a client, you're equally as responsible for it. Seal or no seal, if you created the engineering documents / drawings, you are responsible for it. above, there's no added liability when stamping documents. So one of the first things I learned about the engineering stamp is it's purpose and when to use it under the EGBC Use of the seal guidelines. Misconception 2: We don't want to ask our Engineer to stamp these drawings / documents because that's a big cost.stamped documents / drawings because of the liability issues. Misconception 1: We don't want to provide engineering P.Eng.I'm wondering why the following misconceptions still exist as I still hear these in boardrooms. I'm a licensed Engineer in the province of BC and have been a professional of record on several projects before. The AskEngineers Q2 thru Q4 2020 Salary SurveyĢ020 List of engineers willing to be interviewedĢ019 List of engineers willing to be interviewed Limit the use of engineering jokes.Ĭall for Engineers: Tell us about your job! (16 July 2020) No low-effort one-liner comments, memes, or off-topic replies.
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