Engineering Ethics: The Tay Bridge Disaster (Video On Demand)

In Engineering Ethics: The Tay Bridge Disaster (Video On Demand), you'll learn ...

• The decisions and actions (or inactions) led to the destruction of the bridge
• The detrimental effects that a lack of effective leadership can have on a project
• A project manager’s responsibility to ensure public safety above that of financial gain

Overview

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The Tay Bridge opened to great fanfare on June 1st, 1878 as the longest iron bridge in the world. It was a key link in the Scottish east coast railway line. For the main players, it brought honors and business success. But that success was short lived.

On the night of December 28th, 1879, in one of the worst storms in living memory, the bridge collapsed, taking with it the Edinburgh train and 59 passengers. The subsequent public inquiry and later analysis identified several technical failures. But, this is a tale of an inspirational project, a pinnacle of Victorian engineering, that was undermined by greed and lack of leadership. This course is a recording of a live webinar.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the factors that contributed to the disaster.
• Describe the warning signs that, if considered, could have prevented the disaster.
• Explain the danger of prioritizing time or profit over public health.
• Describe the importance of selecting and supervising a competent workforce.