b'FEATURED EXPERTThe new CSA S16:19 Design of steel structures introduces Guidance for specifying third party inspection of steel structures as an informative annex. Thereareseveralpointsthatmustbenumerousshouldstatementsthroughoutengineer, the owner of the project, whether understood.TheAnnexisinformative,theremainingsectionsthatrequirecarefulpublicorprivate,wouldbeanappropriate notnormative,andprovidestheengineerconsiderationbytheengineer,withafewchoice to select and compensate the third-recommendationsforconsideration,theshall requirements included. party inspection agency.engineerbeingultimatelyresponsibleClauseP.2.1addressesresponsibilityforClause P.2.1 also mentions that the project forincludinganythird-partyinspectionthethird-partyinspection.Itmentionsthespecificationshouldidentifywhopaysfor requirements into the project specification.engineer,thefabricatorand/orerector.Asinitial testing, presumed to include inspection, TheAnnexiswrittenusingnormativethis Annex addresses third-party inspection,andwhopaysforfollow-uporadditional shalllanguageinclauseP2,toeaseby definition, those responsible for the worktesting to rectify deficiencies. To address this thespecification-writingprocessforthe(fabricator and/or erector) should be excludeditem, the engineer should reference the CISC engineers who choose to require third-partyfrom selecting and compensating the third- Code of Standard Practice for Structural Steel, inspections and NDE. However, there are alsopartyinspectionagency.Inadditiontotheclause6.7InspectionofSteelwork,that ADVANTAGE STEEL SUMMER 2020|11'