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South Carolina Engineering Law and Ethics for Bridge Engineers

1 PDH · about 60 minutes · Course no. BR-EL01 · Instructor: Michael Craig, PE

About the instructor

Michael Craig, PE is Senior Vice President and Southeast Director at Strinteg Corporation, leading bridge inspection and structural engineering across eight states and Puerto Rico. In 27+ years he has inspected over 4,000 structures and completed 3,000+ load ratings and 160+ load tests. He has managed repair and preservation design for complex bridges, including cable-stayed bridges. He holds PE licenses in twelve states, DC and Puerto Rico, SPRAT Level 1, and FAA Part 107 credentials.

South Carolina bridge engineers seal SCDOT plan sheets, load ratings and repair designs under the state engineering practice act (S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 22) and the board's regulations (Chapter 49). This one-hour course explains licensure, seals and signatures (including South Carolina's two-seal practice for firm work), responsible charge, Certificates of Authorization, conduct rules, discipline, and public-works liability, and applies each to bridge design, inspection, load rating and repair. Sources are the official statute and regulations; it is not legal advice.

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Learning objectives

  • Identify the South Carolina practice act, board rules and board
  • Apply South Carolina seal, signature and responsible-charge rules to bridge plans, load ratings, inspection reports and repairs
  • Explain firm authorization, conduct rules and discipline in South Carolina
  • Recognize public-works liability and repose rules affecting South Carolina bridge work

Outline

  1. Why engineering law matters on a South Carolina bridge
  2. How South Carolina's engineering law is organized
  3. Licensure: who must be licensed in South Carolina
  4. Seals and signatures under South Carolina law
  5. Sealing bridge documents: plans, ratings, inspections and repairs
  6. Responsible charge and supervision
  7. Firm registration and practicing through a company
  8. Conduct and ethics rules for South Carolina engineers
  9. Discipline: process, grounds and illustrative bridge cases
  10. Public works, procurement and liability
  11. South Carolina specifics to remember
  12. Worked bridge scenarios under South Carolina law
  13. A practice-act checklist for South Carolina bridge engineers
  14. Open the course (19 screens, 2 knowledge checks)
  15. Final quiz — 10 questions, 70% to pass

References

  1. S.C. Code of Laws Title 40, Chapter 22, Engineers and Surveyors (scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c022.php).
  2. S.C. Code of Regulations Chapter 49, including Reg. 49-207 Seals: Individuals and Firms.
  3. S.C. Code Title 15, Chapter 78, South Carolina Tort Claims Act; §15-3-640 statute of repose.
  4. South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, LLR (llr.sc.gov/eng).
  5. 23 CFR Part 650 Subpart C, National Bridge Inspection Standards (eCFR, current).
  6. NCEES Model Law and Model Rules (ncees.org), for comparison.
  7. 23 U.S.C. 112 and 23 CFR Part 172 (qualifications-based selection).