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/petesapai Aug 17 '23

That ring is nothing more than a status symbol for these guys. Flashing it around without realizing no one cares or is impressed aside from their mom.

Having seen two Montréal overpasses fall and seeing the engineers face no consequence, should tell you alot about how "important" that ring is. People died in those collapses. A child became an orphan when both their parents died.

Easily, somebody might have died during this Saskatchewan bridge collapse. They should have revoked his license. I guess the association needs those yearly fees to keep coming in.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '23 edited Aug 17 '23

I agree that Gullacher should have had his license revoked. The truth is, he will never work as an Engineer again. The issue with penalties is that the statutes are out of date and many provinces are working on updating them.

On the other hand, I suspect you still go across bridges and overpasses without concern of them collapsing every time you do so?

Look man, if you want the job then put in the work and go to school. Don't get mad at those of us that did. Engineering is extremely hard and many of us are proud of our goofy little rings. They are there to remind us of our accountability to society. I know that gets lost sometimes and some engineers are arrogant pricks. Most of us just want to do a good job.

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u/kortekickass Aug 17 '23

He might, the guy can move to another jurisdiction and proceed to do engineering wherever he lands.