Final thought from me on this subject. It is of course a tragedy that anyone would get hurt or worse killed. It could have been prevented possibly and there is no way of knowing of the numerous things that can happen. As an inspector, I can not ask a contractor to do something that appears to be a good idea. As a contractor I am hesitant to do something different than code because I think it is a good idea. If the code panel is convinced by way of substantiation that the code needs to be changed, it will be changed. The code is a reactive document not a proactive one.
