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Nov 2, 2022
Why Care about the Standard of Care?
Publication: Forensic Engineering 2022
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An engineer’s employment, business, and professional practice can be affected by an assessment by others of that engineer’s performance related to the “standard of care.” The concept of the standard of care is often misunderstood and misapplied, to the detriment of the engineer whose performance is being assessed. This paper addresses the concept of the standard of care, and shows how an understanding of the standard of care can aid an engineer in avoiding and defending against claims of professional negligence.
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1Principal Structural Engineer, Joshua B. Kardon + Company Structural Engineers, Berkeley, CA. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6323-9356. Email: [email protected]
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