Can design professionals be made responsible for safety?
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The Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970 deals with ensuring the safety and health aspects of working conditions. Although the absolute safety is not possible, its capacity of eliminating or greatly reducing significant harm is recognized. Tasked with carrying out the act, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently decided on a case that arose from the collapse of a certain structure which injured several employees of third parties. The comission refused to extend the language of the act as it maintained that the engineer was not liable for the injuries.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1992
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Design-build joint venture liability
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A single party contract for both designing and construction reduces the risks of the owner but may be quite risky for the contractor. For any defect in the design or construction, the design-builder has to bear the cost. In the Sirrine Inc. versus Dravo Corp case the Court of Appeals in Georgia ordered Sirrine Inc. and the designer to pay $5,518,812 as compensation to Dravo. Sirrine argued that the judgment was based on speculation. The court acknowledged that design problems led to various changes in the project resulting in cost overruns.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1996
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Federal legislation will increase design-build opportunities
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The Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 (FARA) allows federal agencies to choose design-build for construction project delivery. Design-build, favored by many owners, allows for tighter scheduling and earlier cost estimation. FARA defines when a project is suitable for design-build. However, FARA's administrative regulations have to be finalized for implementation. The design-build construction provisions will require a review of standard federal acquisition regulations clauses.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1996
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