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Who WAS responsible for the quebec bridge disaster? - ANSWERChief Engineer Edward Hoare Consulting Engineer Theodore Cooper and Design Engineer Szlapka What were the important lessons learned from the Quebec Bridge Disaster? List 5 - ANSWER- Adequate Capitalizations for big projects - Hire good professionals - Duties and responsibilities should be clearly defined - Design decision and technical problems discussed openly - Review Engineer Designs - On site work monitoring - Good communications - Adequate staff with proper responsibilities distributed equally Difference b/w Canadian & American License? - ANSWERCanada is self regulating -> Associations regulate rules and mandates America is not self regulating -> govt establishes regulations What is the importance of self-regulation? - ANSWER- Right to title - Scope of practice -> allows only qualified members to practice engineering Who benefits from self-regulation? - ANSWER- The general public - Associations are funded through licensing fees and not govt funding What is the value of engineering to society? - ANSWER- Value is to the public by allowing and trusting on qualified and licensed professionals to control the quality of profession services What are the common clauses in the Engineering Act? - ANSWER- Purpose of Act is to protect the public - Legal Definition of Engineering - Authority to establish provincial Association - Purpose of Associations - Standards for granting licenses - Procedures for establishing regulations to govern professional practice - Procedures for establishing by law to govern the Association itself - Code of Ethics - Disciplinary procedures What is the definition of the practice of professional engineering? - ANSWERAny act of planning and designing that requires the application of engineering principles and that concerns the safeguarding of life, the public welfare or the environment Definition should include the following: