1.1本指南提供了法医工程专业实践的介绍性参考，并讨论了从业人员的典型角色和资格。 ====意义和用途====== 本指南旨在作为其他E58委员会标准的基础，这些标准侧重于特定的技术学科，例如指南 E2493 . 本指南的重点是美国的法医工程实践，尽管其他国家的实践要素可能类似。条款的商业使用 “ 工程师 ” 和 “ 工程 ” 受州和联邦法律监管；本文件使用这些术语仅描述技术规程，而不是授予标题或地位。法院可以决定，具有本文所述资格以外的其他资格的个人可以作为法医工程学专家作证。 事件和索赔的某些法医工程调查可能与一个或多个物理系统的行为或状况，或其使用方式有关。 这些调查还可能与合规检查、代位、诉讼和其他活动有关。需要注意的是，可能会考虑一些事件 声称的 尤其是当其发生的客观证据不明显时。 附录X1中列出了建议的附加读数。

1.1 This guide provides an introductory reference to the professional practice of forensic engineering, and discusses the typical roles and qualifications of practitioners. ====== Significance And Use ====== This guide is intended as a foundation for other E58 Committee standards that are focused on specific technical disciplines, for example Guide E2493 . The emphasis of this guide is on the practice of forensic engineering in the United States, though elements of practice in other countries may be similar. Commercial use of the terms “ engineer ” and “ engineering ” are regulated by state and federal law; this document uses these terms only to describe a technical discipline, and not to confer title or status. Courts may decide that individuals with qualifications other than those described herein can testify as experts in forensic engineering. Certain forensic engineering investigations of incidents and claims may be related to the behavior or condition of one or more physical systems, or the manner in which they were used. These investigations may also be related to compliance inspections, subrogation, litigation, and other activities. It is important to note that some incidents may be considered alleged , particularly when objective proof of their occurrence is not apparent. Suggested additional readings are listed in Appendix X1.