Legal liability exposures may represent the greatest threat to the financial health of professional engineers and engineering firms. The following resources have been developed by NSPE to help manage many of the legal risks associated with the engineering practice.
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Contract Documents
The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) develops and updates fair and objective standard documents that represent the latest and best thinking in contractual relations between all parties involved in engineering design and construction projects.>> -
Insurance
Need guidance on insurance issues? See NSPE's annual Directory of Professional Liability Insurance Carriers and Professional Liability Survey Results, as well as other resources. >> -
Document Retention
These documents provide professional engineers and engineering firms with a draft in-house policy statement for the retention of documents with full consideration of the types of records to retain, document retention schedule, and document destruction issues. >> -
'For the Client' Series
This series of articles provides advice on professional liability and risk management topics. >> -
Liability of Employed Engineers
From time to time, engineers employed in private practice, construction, industry, government, and education have questions relating to their potential professional liability exposure. >> -
Liability Resources
Learn more about issues such as providing pro bono services, significant legal and legislative activities, how liability laws affecting the practice of engineering, and others. >>