11-17-2010, 09:37 AM
C'mon! he is asking about the sign he puts with a pen on the drawings, reports, contracts, etc. Not for this one in the forum!
I think it depends on the country - it maybe not so important at some places. In some countries there are quite strict laws about that, and nobody will accept unsigned drawings/reports - they are just assumed as "invalid".
On the other hand, your direct question: YES, your signature should be complicated, and you (and only you) should be able to reproduce it. If somethings happens then an expert would be hired to check the signature (usually he works for the Police). And my recommendation - if you don't want to sign something ALWAYS write a signed report that you are not signing for such-and-such reasons.
For the ordinary drawings/reports in most of the cases the signature doesn't matter, because the responsibility is taken from "top-to-down" hierarchy. That means your chief covers your mistakes, etc. But it again depends on the country rules. Another case is if you are doing some review/check/expertize - then you are quite responsible, and you should take care about the possibility that somebody can produce a fake document with your signature.
These days we are living in quite open societies, so these cases are emerging less than, say 50 years ago.
I don't think that just writing your name is a good idea :JC_shakehead:
I think it depends on the country - it maybe not so important at some places. In some countries there are quite strict laws about that, and nobody will accept unsigned drawings/reports - they are just assumed as "invalid".
On the other hand, your direct question: YES, your signature should be complicated, and you (and only you) should be able to reproduce it. If somethings happens then an expert would be hired to check the signature (usually he works for the Police). And my recommendation - if you don't want to sign something ALWAYS write a signed report that you are not signing for such-and-such reasons.
For the ordinary drawings/reports in most of the cases the signature doesn't matter, because the responsibility is taken from "top-to-down" hierarchy. That means your chief covers your mistakes, etc. But it again depends on the country rules. Another case is if you are doing some review/check/expertize - then you are quite responsible, and you should take care about the possibility that somebody can produce a fake document with your signature.
These days we are living in quite open societies, so these cases are emerging less than, say 50 years ago.
I don't think that just writing your name is a good idea :JC_shakehead: