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Table 8.3 continued Summary of the bridge case-study.
Ethical issues
questions and
problems
Kind of issues Solution and decision
approaches
Decision makers
A choice Operationalisation If available interpretations Concrete engineers will
between types of I of structural of the regulative
make choice. The
codes for certain requirements. framework addressing building inspection can
specific parts of
this choice provided by check this choice before
the bridge.
engineering societies and building permit is
governmental
organisations issuing
building permits.
Experience and internal
ideas within IBA.
issued.
What should the Operationalisation IBA engineers do not Health and safety
health and safety II of the
discuss this or make an coordinator design,
plan look like, requirement to explicit choice; they engineers
should the make a health and comply with legal
engineers safety plan. requirement by listing
change the
risks in a health and safety
design to prevent
risks during
construction?
plan.
What misuse Operationalisation Experience with other All engineers especially
should be II of safety. bridges and comments those designing the
prevented, how?
from Rijkswaterstaat steel arches.
given in this and other Rijkswaterstaat Civil
projects.
Engineering Division
Table 8.4: Summary of the trailer case-study.
Radical, middle level design
Ethical issues Kind of issues Solution and
questions and
problems
decision approaches
Neglect of traffic
safety during design
process.
Formulation of
requirements .
Decision makers
Internal design team Engineers and
norms and customer customer
norms do not include
traffic safety.