ISA AUTOMTN LGL REF-2013 The Automation Legal Reference A guide to legal risk in the automation robotics and processing industries.pdf
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1、THEAUTOMATIONLEGAL REFERENCEA guide to legal risk in the automation,robotics and process industries THEAUTOMATIONLEGAL REFERENCEA guide to legal risk in the automation,robotics and process industries Mark VoigtmannIllustrated by Aaron ReiterNoticeThe information presented in this publication is for
2、the general education of the reader. Because neither the author(s) nor the publisher has any control over the use of the information by the reader, both the author(s) and the publisher disclaim any and all liability of any kind arising out of such use. The reader is expected to exercise sound profes
3、sional judgment in using any of the information presented in a particular application.Additionally, neither the author(s) nor the publisher has investigated or considered the effect of any patents on the ability of the reader to use any of the information in a particular application. The reader is r
4、esponsible for reviewing any possible patents that may affect any particular use of the information presented.Any references to commercial products in the work are cited as examples only. Neither the author(s) nor the publisher endorses any referenced commercial product. Any trademarks or tradenames
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6、 even if in conflict with the information in this publication.Copyright 2013 International Society of Automation (ISA)All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2ISBN: 978-0-876640-08-1No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transm
7、itted in any formor by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without theprior written permission of the publisher.ISA67 Alexander DriveP.O. Box 12277Research Triangle Park, NC 27709Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data in processThis book is intended a
8、s a general guide to legal risk in theautomation realm and should not be relied upon as advice forany particular situation. The law applicable to any given circum-stance can be nuanced. Please consult counsel.viiTable of ContentsList of Figures ixPreface xiChapter 1 Automation Projects and Legal Ris
9、k 1Chapter 2 Project Delivery Methods 9Chapter 3 Proposals and Purchase Orders 13TIP: Beautiful Proposals and Toxic Purchase Orders 16Chapter 4 Scope of Work 19CHECKLIST: Five Reasons to Watch Out for “Incorporated” Contracts 22CHECKLIST: Five Ways of Knowing the Real Scope of Work 23Chapter 5 The “
10、Dirty Dozen” Contract Clauses 25CHECKLIST: The Three Most Important “Missing” Contract Terms 31CHECKLIST: 10 Reasons Not to Agree to Indemnify 32Chapter 6 The Other “Ugly Eight” Contract Clauses 33CHECKLIST: Five Things You Should Know about Warranties 37TIP: Should FAT and SAT Be Mentioned in Contr
11、act Documentation? 38Chapter 7 Negotiating Automation Contracts 39TIP: Is a Letter of Intent Binding? 42THE CSIA RIDER 43Chapter 8 Specifications 47TIP: The Power of Performance Specs 49TIP: What If the Specs or Plans Are Defective? 50TIP: The Pitfalls of Owner-Specified Equipment 51Chapter 9 Intell
12、ectual Property 53CHECKLIST: Six Questions to Ask when Setting Automation License Royalties 58Chapter 10 Automation Standards 59Chapter 11 Professional Licensing 65CHECKLIST: Nine Realities of Professional Licensing for Automation Companies 67TIP: How Licensing Works in the U.S. 68TIP: How Licensing
13、 Works Internationally 68The Automation Legal ReferenceviiiChapter 12 “Green” Considerations 69CHECKLIST: Six Reasons Automation Companies Need to Speak Green 74Chapter 13 Changes and Other Mid-Project Communications 75TIP: Paying Attention to Fine Print at the End of a Project 78TIP: Managing Chang
14、es on Automation Projects 79TIP: Do Too Many Changes Open Up an Entire Automation Project to Renegotiation? 80Chapter 14 Dispute Resolution 81CHECKLIST: Four Types of Proceedings 90CHECKLIST: Three Indispensable Inquiries to Make Before Litigating 91CHECKLIST: Eight Rules for Resolving Contract Disp
15、utes 92TIP: Beware of Making False Claims 93Chapter 15 Negligence 95CHECKLIST: Three Critical Ways to “Manage” Negligence 99TIP: Who Is Responsible for Functional Safety? 100Chapter 16 Insurance 103CHECKLIST: Nine Additional Insurance Coverages and Concepts Worth Knowing 109Chapter 17 Liens, Bonds a
16、nd Other Remedies 113CHECKLIST: Six Remedies Other than Liens or Bonds 120Chapter 18 Maintenance and Service Agreements 121TIP: Making Clear that Perfection Is Not Possible 125Chapter 19 Legalities for Tough Economic Times 127CHECKLIST: Four Legal “Gut Checks” for Automation Providers during Tough T
17、imes 129Chapter 20 Auditing Legal Health 131Chapter 21 Working with Attorneys 135CHECKLIST: 10 Additional Tips for Getting More Value Out of Your Lawyer 137Glossary 139Index 155About the Author 159ixList of FiguresFigure 1Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build. 11Figure 2Determining the Scope of Work for
18、 a Project Can Be Like Opening Nesting Dolls. 21Figure 3The Dirty Dozen Contract Clauses. 25Figure 4The Ugly Eight Contract Clauses. 34Figure 5Frequency of Words (by Size) in Responses to Informal Automation Standards Survey. 60Figure 7Categorization of Some Automation Standards. 63Figure 6The Spect
19、rum of Automation Standards. 63Figure 8Three Types of “Green” Certification. 70Figure 9The American Civil Discovery Process. 83Figure 10The Key Ingredients in Litigation Soup. 84Figure 11Types of Motions in American Civil Litigation. 87Figure 12Liability for Negligence and Breach of Contract Can Ove
20、rlap. 96Figure 13The “Umbrella” of Insurance Coverage. 105Figure 14The Logic of the Subcontractor Exception. 107Figure 15A Two-Company Payment Dispute. 113Figure 16A Two-Company Payment Dispute with a Lien Claim Added. 115Figure 17A Two-Company Payment Dispute with a Payment Bond Claim Added. 118Fig
21、ure 18Strengths and Weaknesses of Maintenance Agreement Types from Automation Provider Perspective. 122Figure 19Response Boundaries According to Severity Level. 125Figure 20The “Healthy Company” Documents. 133xiPrefaceThis book springs from years of writing and speaking about legal risk affectingaut
22、omation projects. Most of the subject matters were first explored in articleswritten for industry publications (most notably in my “Legalities” column inControl Engineering magazine), in speeches before organizations (most fre-quently the Control System Integrators Association, but also the Internat
23、ionalSociety of Automation and World Batch Forum) and in newsletters written forclients.I have a passion for trying to explain complex topics in simple terms. This per-haps is a reflection of my decade as a journalist before becoming a lawyer, butit is also a necessity in the automation world. Here,
24、 lack of communication is atwo-way problem. Not only do most lawyers have little or no understanding ofwhat automation companies do (mention the word “software” and many willpolitely look for the exit), but I also have seen all too many engineers (and,frankly, automation company executives) attempt
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