In preparing their designs, professional engineers owe a duty to take reasonable care not to create a hazard that will cause physical harm to members of the public. The recent decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court in Lovely v. Kamloops (City), examines the scope of this duty in the context of the design of a waste transfer station, where the design engineers had no prior professional experience with such facilities. The case also addresses the responsibility of the owner for its unsafe facilities. Both design consultants and owners can take important lessons from the case.

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