P.Eng Study Flashcards
(42 cards)
If a professional member, responsible for preparing the tender specs, discovers errors or deficiencies in the tender documents during the tender periods, the professional member should:
A) Deal with the errors or deficiencies by way of Change Orders after the contract is awarded.
B) Notify the owner and all bidders of the errors or deficiencies and provide them with amending information.
C) Cancel the bid and re-tender the project after correcting the errors or deficiencies.
D) Notify the owner, but not the bidders, relying on the bidders to identify the errors or deficiencies on their own and bid accordingly.
B) Notify the owner and all bidders of the errors or deficiencies and provide them with amending information.
Under: Liability for errors…
Once an error or discrepancy is detected in tender documentation, the best course of action is to inform all parties who are involved. It is not fair to withhold tangible info from bidders and cancelling the tender would increase cost and delay the work.
The Code of Ethics is established by:
A) The Provincial Ethics Commission
B) The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists
C) An act of Legislature
D) The Provincial or Territoral Professional Association
D) The Provincial or Territoral Professional Association
Under: Codes of Ethics of Professional Engineers in Canada
- Provincial & Territorial Associations are self-governing and therefore they define codes of ethics and conduct by regulations or by-laws.
- Engineers Canada (CCPE, CCPG) can suggest for provincial consideration.
- Other legistlative acts or rules provided by Provincial Ethics commissions are not enforced.
Engineer is asked by manufacturer to provide service in quality control. A client that employs the manufacturer later approaches the engineer with a request to provide quality assurance services for the same project. What should the engineer do?
A) Accept the client’s offer and refuse work for the manufacturer as the client is paying the manufacturer and therefor has the advantage.
B) Provide serve to both as long as professionalism is maintained.
C) Refuse the client’s offer with full explanation that he has already been engaged by the manufacturer to provide quality control on the same project.
D) Refuse both offers so it will not create a conflict of interest between the manufacturer and the client.
C) Refuse the client’s offer with full explanation that he has already been engaged by the manufacturer to provide quality control on the same project.
Under: Code of Ethics
Working for the client of the manufacturer would create a conflict of interest.
According to provisions in lien legislation, which group listed below is not entitled to liens on improvements?
A) Engineers
B) Workers
C) Insurers
D) Material Suppliers
C) Insurers
Under: Statutory and non-stat standards and Codes of Practice
Workers and suppliers who provide services to a site can make claims and liens on property.
Which one of the following are not a requirement that a party must establish in order to be entitled to a lien in Ontario?
A) The party must supply services or materials
B) The supply must be to an improvement
C) The party must be licensed by PEO to provide professional services in Ontario
D) The supply to the improvement must be for an owner, contractor, or subcontactor.
C) The party must be licensed by PEO to provide professional services in Ontario
Under: Lien Rights in Ontario
There are three requirements that a party must establish in order to be entitled to a lien in Ontario. First, the party must supply services or materials. Second, the supply must be to an improvement. Third, the supply to the improvement must be for an owner, contractor or subcontractor.
Engineers have an ethics obligation to the public to take action if they observe an employer:
A) Engaging in unfair labour practices
B) Violating the law or safety requirements
C) Failing to respond to public concerns
D) Hiring sub professional personnel to do professional work
B) Violating the law or safety requirements
Under: Common Ethical Issues
Members have a duty to protect the public from unsafe or illegal acts. However, it is not good business practice to be unfair, inconsiderate to the public, or to cut corners on staffing.
Professional mobility allows professional members who are licensed by one Canadian association to be become licensed to practice by other Canadian associations on the basis of what?
A) Interprovincial trade agreements
B) The federal charter
C) Provincial legislation
D) Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
D) Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Under: Admission to the Professions
The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) was an intergovernmental trade agreement signed by Canadian First Ministers that came into force in 1995. In 2017, the AIT was replaced by a new trade agreement, the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
A engineer working for a consulting company negligently designs a structure which collapses. In a suit brought by the owner of the structure, who is most liable?
A) The contractor that built it
B) The consulting company
C) The engineer responsible for the design
D) Both the consulting company and the engineer
D) Both the consulting company and the engineer
Under: Tort Law
All parties who have been involved may become liable. in reality, all of the parties that are insured will get sued and the court findings will sort out who pays what.
Consultant A (Arnold) has evidence that Consultant B (Bob) is taking advantage of an unsophisticated client by submitting invoices for work that was never done. Professionally, Arnold should initially:
A) Discuss the matter on an informal, friendly basis with Bob
B) Report the situation to the professional association.
C) Discuss the matter discreetly with Bob’s client
D) Do nothing
A) Discuss the matter on an informal, friendly basis with Bob
Under: Codes of Ethics of Professional Engineers in Canada
In situations where public safety is not an issue. Members should first attempt to resolve disbutes with the parties who are involved with an issue. Discussing issues with clients or another party could been seen as unfairly criticising a colleague in public.
A company installed emissions safety sensors. The company discovers that the emissions on a particular day exceeded acceptable statutory levels but neglects to report the incident to the environmental authorities. The consequences of failing to report are:
A) Only officials of the company could be charged.
B) Any employee, officer or director that knew about it and failed to report could be charged.
C) There are no consequences as long as the monitoring equipment is functional.
D) Only the engineer could be charged.
B) Any employee, officer or director that knew about it and failed to report could be charged.
Under: Human Rights and Privacy Legislation
Engineers working on projects in other countries must avoid payment of secret commissions, bribes, and kickbacks (which are sometimes part of the culture of some foreign countries) because, not only is it unethical behaviour, but it
A) Could cause an international incident
B) Cannot be documented as a legitimate project expense
C) Could be contrary to the laws of the foreign country
D) Could establish precent and level of expectation for future projects in that country
C) Could be contrary to the laws of the foreign country
Under: International Law
Members should not provide a commission, a gift, or other consideration in order to secure work; and should bide by all acts, regulations, by-laws, codes and stadards concering the practice of engineering in any jurisdiction in which they may practice.
Where a Corporation commits an offence under the Income Tax Act (Canada):
A) Charges are levied against the Corporation but both owners and employees are protected from charges by the Corporate entity
B) Only the Board of Directors is liable for the offence
C) The officer, director or agent who directed the offence is party to the offence
D) An audit of the Corporation must be conducted
C) The officer, director or agent who directed the offence is party to the offence
Under: Business and Labour Law
Directors and Officers are liable for unpaid assessments of taxes for a corporation.
Which of the following is NOT a function of a professional association?
A) Giving members an identity, status, and opportunities for professional development
B) Protecting professional members from public or governmental accusations or incompetence
C) Establishing standards of professional practice which members must meet or exceed
D) Ensuring that professional degrees meet certain standards
B) Protecting professional members from public or governmental accusations or incompetence
Engineering Associations protect public welfare
An injunction is best defined as:
A) A legal document used to repudiate a contract
B) A court order to restrain performance of an action
C) A breach of contract
D) An agreement to refrain from legal action
B) A court order to restrain performance of an action
Under: Civil Law
An injuction is a remedy issued by a court which compels a party in a contract ot undertake acts, or refrain from specific acts
In Canada, the practices of engineering and geoscience are regulated through legislation. Who is responsible for creating the legislation?
A) Federal government
B) Provincial or Territorial governments
C) Federal and P/T governments are jointly responsible
D) The National professional association
B) Provincial or Territorial governments
Arbitration most commonly takes place between disputing parties when:
A) They mutually consent to arbitration
B) The disbute is too small to be dealt with in court
C) It is a preliminary step to get into court
D) All other avenues for setting the dispute have been tried.
A) They mutually consent to arbitration
Arbitration is a substitute for the court system. it requires consent from the parties. The arbiters’ decisions are binding on all parties like a judges ruling.
True or False:
A professional member has a responsibility not to criticize professional colleagues in public.
True.
Legitimate claims should be referred to the appropriate association or body.
A professional member under contract to the government, is assigned to work on an environmental protection project. Just as the design phase of the project reaches completion, the government announces a cutback which results in the project being terminated. The professional member has an ethical obligation to:
A) Reduce the fee charged for the job in proportion to the project completion since the entire job was never actually completed
B) Explain the environmental and economic consequences of the termination decision to the government
C) Release teh details of the possible environmental impact to the public
D) Take no action, since it was a government decision to terminate the project
B) Explain the environmental and economic consequences of the termination decision to the government
Under: Common Ethical Dilemmas
Members should disclose to clients the ramifications of their actions if they are overruled or disregarded.
If a person applies to be registered as a member of the Association, the Registrar may refer that application to the registration committee if it appears that the individual may not be eligible for membership or:
A) That certain terms or conditions should be imposed on the individuals membership
B) That the individual has not provided sufficient documentation with the application
C) The Registrar has some doubts about the accuracy of certain statements made on the application
D) that the individual has a criminal record
A) That certain terms or conditions should be imposed on the individuals membership
Under: Discipline Procedures
According to the Engineering Act, a professional member may be found guilty of unprofessional conduct or unskilled practice by:
A) Contravening the Criminal Code
B) Failing to take advanced coursees of study to maintain professional competence
C) Contravening a code of ethics of the profession
D) Submitting unfounded and vexatious complaints against another professional member
C) Contravening a code of ethics of the profession
Professional associations do not have a role in assessment of issues outside of the scope of engineering practice and codes of conduct.
A Canadian professional association does not have the responsibility to discipline a professional member for
A) Unskilled Practice
B) Bribery or Kickbacks
C) Misconduct
D) Negligence
B) Bribery or Kickbacks
Professional associations do not have a role in assessment of issues outside of the scope of engineering practice and codes of conduct.
An engineer was reviewing some plans for a prokect that was completed over 20 years ago. The plans were stamped, signed and dated by another engineer in 1986. What is the current status of these plans?
A) The plans are no longer valid vacause by statute, the stamp shall expire after 10 years
B) The plans become invalid one year after the project is completed
C) The stamp does not have an expiry date
D) The stamp itself does not have an expiry date, but the professional member’s responsibility for the plans ends five years after the project is completed
C) The stamp does not have an expiry date
Design and liability for stamped drawings do not expire.
The Code of Ethics is a standard of professional conduct that is legally binding and enforced by which party?
The professional association
How are professions in Canada usually regulated?
A) They are directly controlled by government acts
B) They are allowed to govern themselves under government acts
C) They are subject to the requirements of employers in relevant fields
D) They are subject to the requirements of colleges and universities with relevant programs
B) They are allowed to govern themselves under government acts
Associations are self-regulating based on Province/Territory acts
