That’s how professional engineering got started in the US to begin with, after the New London School explosion.
Don’t worry, it’ll happen.
Jeff Dickey
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I would argue that it will take two disasters. One to get the laws in place, and the second where the judicial system fries people for not following rules that led to a disaster. Thats when people will take it seriously.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse