As a result, the committee recommended four key procedures to improve the safety of bridge design and construction:
- An independent check of the engineer’s permanent design
- 对承包商的勃起和临时作品设计的独立检查
- 在工程师和承包商之间清楚分配责任
- 工程师和承包商都在现场提供足够合格的监督人员的承包商。
The system of independent checks recommended by the Merrison Report is still familiar to bridge engineers in the UK today, but should it be more widely applicable?
今天的相关性
Failure, or near failures, still occur far too regularly. The collapse of a wall at Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh in 2016 and the collapse of a footbridge at Florida International University in 2018 are cases in point. Sadly there are still too many others.
对两个例子的调查都强调：
- 需要独立审查设计
- The need for independent scrutiny of how the designs are built on site
- The need to ensure the competence of those involved.
他们表明，梅里森报告的课程与桥梁一样适用于建筑物。他们今天也像50年前一样重要。
The more complex the building or structure, the greater the need for independent scrutiny of the design and for supervision on site.
如果我们要明天确保建筑物和结构的安全，我们必须重新学习昨天的课程。最重要的是，这是护理和关注，资格和能力，责任和沟通的基本原则。
下载梅里森报告
You can download a copy of the Merrison Report using the link below. The report is made available under the
公开政府许可证。