Nov 21, 2017 10:36
6 yrs ago
English term
... or shall be designed ...
English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
"unless local requirements are more stringent, i.e., for United States the regulatory requirements are 5,000 Ibs. per person attached for fall arrest or shall be designed, installed and used as part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two"
What is the grammatical subject of ".. shall be designed"? I think this sentence is not fully correct.
What is the grammatical subject of ".. shall be designed"? I think this sentence is not fully correct.
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Terry Richards
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Terry Richards
France
France
Native in English
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France
30 years in IT, Engineering degree.
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British) 
Works in: French to English, English
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This is the sentence from hell but discarding the side comments clears it up a bit. Also, the dot after lbs indicates an abbreviation, not the end of the sentence.
Anchor points may be permanent or temporary or shall be designed, installed and used as part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two.
Now we can see that the subject is the anchor points.
Anchor points may be permanent or temporary or shall be designed, installed and used as part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two.
Now we can see that the subject is the anchor points.
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Discussion
I think that there is a comma missing (probably after "arrest") and that i.e. should be e.g. but I can't be sure without the beginning of the sentence.