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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #349 Never Again: Embedding Safety in Engineering
Description: The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in west London demanded new ways of thinking about professionalism and ethics in the engineering sector. However, since that awful night in 2017, which saw the loss of 72 lives, fatal incidents and near misses have continued to happen: in Genoa, in Toddbrook, in Miami, and on many more buildings and structures around the world, we have seen regular reminders of the way risks can accumulate dangerously on engineered projects.
The ICE first reviewed safety in the sector in 2018, with the release of the report In Plain Sight. This emphasised the importance of...