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Electrical
Greetings all-
Not so much an ethical question but a question on liability and responsibility. I am a fairly new Professional Engineer concerned with legal/ethical responsibility and I have a hypothetical scenario I would like to play out.
During the design the PE oversaw the design and issued their stamp to the permit and construction drawings. The design was carried out through the construction. The AHJ gave final completion and signed off on the project. Months pass and the engineer finds out through further research that the assumed code compliant design is not code compliant.
How much of the responsibility, if any, does the AHJ carry? Is it the full responsibility of the PE to bring to light the issue at hand and fix the problem?
To further complicate the issue, how should the PE react knowing the design does not satisfy code but, using common engineering tools, can show that the likelihood of this problem becoming an issue is very small and therefore potentially a non-issue.
I know what the pure ethical answer is, "Fix the problem and make it code compliant" but I would like to hear some interesting arguments for non-action, if any. I would also like to know how much responsibility the AHJ holds in approving the installation.
I welcome myself to this board. Thanks for all the help in the past.
foto
Not so much an ethical question but a question on liability and responsibility. I am a fairly new Professional Engineer concerned with legal/ethical responsibility and I have a hypothetical scenario I would like to play out.
During the design the PE oversaw the design and issued their stamp to the permit and construction drawings. The design was carried out through the construction. The AHJ gave final completion and signed off on the project. Months pass and the engineer finds out through further research that the assumed code compliant design is not code compliant.
How much of the responsibility, if any, does the AHJ carry? Is it the full responsibility of the PE to bring to light the issue at hand and fix the problem?
To further complicate the issue, how should the PE react knowing the design does not satisfy code but, using common engineering tools, can show that the likelihood of this problem becoming an issue is very small and therefore potentially a non-issue.
I know what the pure ethical answer is, "Fix the problem and make it code compliant" but I would like to hear some interesting arguments for non-action, if any. I would also like to know how much responsibility the AHJ holds in approving the installation.
I welcome myself to this board. Thanks for all the help in the past.
foto