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Design Engineers’ Responses to Safety Situations
| Title | Design Engineers’ Responses to Safety Situations |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Toole, Michael T. |
| Journal | Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 126-131 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 10523928 |
| Accession Number | 24385403 |
| Keywords | Civil , CONSTRUCTION , DECISION , design , Design/build , ethics , INDUSTRIAL , professional , safety |
| Abstract | This paper analyzes how a consulting design civil engineer would respond to two site safety situations. The author discusses potential decision criteria that would be used in these situations, include maximizing the firm’s profits, complying with the firm’s contract with the client, complying with federal safety standards, complying with ASCE’s policy on construction site safety, and complying with ASCE’s Code of Ethics. The results of this theoretical analysis suggest that engineering firms should establish site safety-related policies and that changes may be warranted in ASCE’s Code of Ethics and the federal safety standards. |
| Notes | Toole, T. Michael 1; Email Address: ttoole@bucknell.edu; Affiliation: 1: Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA 17837; Source Info: Apr2007, Vol. 133 Issue 2, p126; Subject Term: CIVIL engineering; Subject Term: INDUSTRIAL safety; Subject Term: DECISION making; Subject Term: CONSTRUCTION industry; Subject Term: PROFESSIONAL ethics; Author-Supplied Keyword: Construction industry; Author-Supplied Keyword: Decision making; Author-Supplied Keyword: Design; Author-Supplied Keyword: Design/build; Author-Supplied Keyword: Ethics; Author-Supplied Keyword: Safety; Number of Pages: 6p; Illustrations: 2 Charts; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1061/(asce)1052-3928(2007)133:2(126) |
