The Professional Practices Committee acts as
an advisory group and provides a forum for discussion of professional
and business problems common to the practice of structural engineering.
Over the years the Committee has addressed such diverse topics as
scope of engineering services, contract matters, construction submittals,
peer review and professional liability insurance. The Committee
seeks to maintain liaisons with parallel committees of other professional
organizations and with Bay Area Building Departments. Working with
the SEAOC Professional Practices Committee, it is involved in writing
a comp rehensive guideline of professional practice.
Charges
Provide an open forum for the general discussion and possible
relief of problems common within our structural engineering
industry.
Identify attributes and characteristics within our profession
that may be enhanced and/or improved, to better the image of
Structural Engineers and their profession. Prepare a program
for the general public that invokes these enhancements and/or
improvements, if deemed necessary.
Maintain communication when requested with other professional
organizations (EERI, AISC, NCSEA, ACEC, AIA, CASE, CELSOC) that
have professional practice interests in common with the structural
engineering community.
Discuss current legal and ethical issues pervasive within
the structural engineering community. Review noteworthy documents
to identify and report on important professional practice issues.
Review SEAONC Canon of Ethics for Engineers to address issues
of the 90's regarding professional behavior and ethics when
leaving one's firm for new employment and/or to start one's
own firm.
Review and comment on the “Duty to Warn” issue for
structural engineers (from SEAOC).
Participate in the update/revision process of the AISC Code
of Standard Practice.
Prepare a list of professional practice tools for Structural
Engineers (SEAOC, DPIC, CASE).
Support Ad-Hoc committee on promoting uniformity of Agency
plan review.
