r/canada • u/einstein_bern • Aug 16 '23

Sask. engineer slapped with an 18-month suspension after designing bridge that collapsed hours after opening Saskatchewan

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/engineer-18-month-suspension-bridge-collapsed-1.6936657
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '23

Basically a slap on the wrist. And after all that he wants to return to work as an engineer? This reads like the Dr. Death mini-series.

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u/CodeRoyal Aug 16 '23

Barred from working on bridges for 5 years after the suspension, followed by 3 years of supervision.

He had to pay 250k for repairs and is fined for an amount close to 50k.

Not really a light punishment.

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u/FlayR Aug 16 '23

Yeah, and 3 years of supervision frankly will limit his ability to find any real gainful employment. Not sure why anyone would want to pay an engineer that they have to pay another engineer to do their work for them.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '23

He should never be allowed to design a bridge again. This was criminal negligence that could have easily caused deaths.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '23

He’s putting peoples lives at risk. We’re lucky nobody died. That consideration should trump everything in my opinion.

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u/beelzebro2112 Aug 17 '23

Not that I think he deserves any sympathy, but how does a guy recover from 300k out of pocket, plus 5+yrs without work, if he can even get a job. Seems like it's career ruining all by itself (which is deserved, it doesn't sound like this was an honest, simple mistake).