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    Engineering disasters are always the result of bad mgmt....

    In my experience all man-made catastrophies or incidents are the product of at least two of the following:human errortechnological (mechanical) failureenvironmental conditionsIt's rare that incidents occur as the result of human error alone. Regards,
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    Employment Contract OK?

    Comcokid : You are quite right that some employment contracts have conditions where both parties agree to forego the imlied severence conditions. As you might imagine a huge part of employment law centres on the subject of termination and approriate severence provisions. Normally after...
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    Employment Contract OK?

    Comcokid: Employment law is a specialty form of contract law. The US draws its roots for contract common law from Britain, where all contracts, whether oral or in writing, require offer acceptance, consideration, lawful object and competence to form contract. If you have an employment related...
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    Gov't job vs. Private sector job

    Anyone interested in a general discourse on the differences between government and private sector cultures should read: "Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics", Jane Jacobs, published by Vintage Books. For 10 or 12 bucks, it's an excellent...
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    Monte Carlo Simulation

    Any chance to repost this simulation for current download? The posted domain has expired since original posting. Best Regards,
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    Employment Contract OK?

    WideMike: "They've [ heavy/highway contractor] offered two (2) positions verbally, but "tap dance" around submitting offer letter(s)." Everybody has a different negotiating style. Nothing should stop you from documenting the offer by sending the offerer a letter clarifying...
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    What are my options?

    Yes I am a P.Eng., but the merits for clarifying the client's misrepresentation are for civil liability reasons, not professional liability reasons. Whether the client is fraudulently misrepresenting or negligently misrepresenting is not the primary concern, . . .the fact is that the client is...
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    Ethics and NAFTA

    I thought I'd conclude my comments on this thread by reminding readers that ethical obligations have no geographical boundaries. Clearly, there are many here who want to believe otherwise. I don't mean to be too flippant when I point out that there are still those who also believe the earth is...
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    What are my options?

    Whatever you do, don't follow ctopher's advice. What you might do:Consult your solicitor for advice as to what action you should take when you contact your client.Advise your client (in writing) that their documents misrepresent your firm as the author of the subject bridge design.If the...
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    Finder's Fee

    electricpete wrote on Sept 1: "Items 4a and 4b make it clear that any finder's fee would have to be disclosed to all parties." Actually, the PE is required to divulge potential conflicts of interest only to his client, and not to "all interested parties". It is the...
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    Ethics and NAFTA

    VOD From your Aug. 25th message you wrote: ". . .the Code of Ethics strictly speaking, is NOT ENFORCEABLE under the ACT." There is not a single association in Canada that does not enforce its ethical rules and discipline its members under powers granted by their provincial...
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    Finder's Fee

    It's facinating how these threads evolve from the sublime to the ridiculous. Given the facts presented in plasgears's message, there is neither anything unethical or unlawful related to charging a fee for professional services. Yes Virginia, it's true that professionals gain experience that not...
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    When do you earn a bonus?

    Don't confuse morality with ethics. Given that ethics embody a set of rules, . . .exactly what rule do you think was violated? Regards,
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    Ethics and NAFTA

    RDK: It may be difficult for many to swallow, but as long as you remain a member of the Manitoba association, you are subject to its laws. So if you are accused of an unprofessional or unethical act in Botswana, then your Manitoba association has jurisdiction to discipline you (if it chooses...
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    Ethics and NAFTA

    VOD: Your comments: "The provincial association only has jurisdiction for the province it represents. Also legally speaking, laws and ethics have been recognized as separate by these very associations in Canada." are not entirely accurate. The laws of the Engineering licensing...
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