Lew Lederman

The respondents, a professional engineer and a certificate of authorization holder, admitted to professional misconduct regarding the flawed design of cantilevered formwork and falsework for a bridge rehabilitation project in New Brunswick.

An independent expert concluded the design contained serious errors and could have resulted in a collapse.

The Discipline Committee accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The engineer's licence was suspended for three months and restricted from acting as a supervising engineer, the corporate respondent's certificate was restricted, and the respondents were ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and receive a reprimand.

The member, an electrical engineer, signed and sealed a letter to a municipality certifying that structural work for a solar panel installation had been completed in accordance with engineering drawings.

In fact, the member had not inspected the work, and approximately half of the required attachment plates were missing, creating a potential risk to public safety.

The member admitted to professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension of the member's licence and his company's Certificate of Authorization, publication of the decision, and a requirement that the member pass the Professional Practice Examination.

The member and his engineering firm faced discipline for professional misconduct related to the structural design and post-construction review of a post and beam house.

The member admitted to preparing deficient structural drawings that failed to comply with the Ontario Building Code and to issuing a false review letter stating that periodic site reviews had been conducted when they had not.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission as to Penalty, finding the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The panel ordered a reprimand, publication of the decision without names, and a requirement for the member to successfully complete the Professional Practice Examination within 14 months, failing which his licence would be suspended.