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**Live attendance is MANDATORY.**
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INSTRUCTOR:
Peter Liloia III, ESQ., A.M.ASCE
Purpose and Background
This 2-hour course will cover the legal and ethical standards applicable to engineers and how the Board of Professional Engineers and the Courts interpret those standards. These topics will be presented in an informal, interactive style using real life examples and cases. Participants will be given practical, hands-on advice and guidance on how to best conduct themselves and thus, avoid trouble.
This webinar fully satisfies the biennial continuing education requirement for Florida Professional Engineers of one (1) hour on Professional Ethics and one (1) hour on Florida Laws and Rules.
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Interpret the laws and rules applicable to the practice of engineering
- Explain how the courts and the engineering board interpret and apply these standards to engineers
- Explain the ethical issues which engineers may face and learn how to properly deal with them
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).
Who Should Attend?
All Professional Engineers licensed in Florida will benefit from attending this course, which fully meets their biennial continuing education requirement for professional ethics and for laws and rules.
This includes engineers who work for:
- Consulting Engineers
- Contractors and Subcontractors
- Private Owners and Developers
- Construction Managers
- Inspection Firms
- Government Agencies
- Public Owners
- Manufacturing Firms
Outline
- Laws and Rules Applicable To Engineers
- Statutes
- Board Rules
- Recent Statutory and Rule Changes
- Laws and Rules Related to the Practice of Engineering
- Who Can Practice Engineering?
- Unauthorized Practice
- Responsible Charge
- Engineer of Record
- Qualification of Business Organizations
- Seals
- Competency
- Negligence
- Personal Liability
- Municipal, City and County Engineers
- Shop Drawings
- Maintaining Engineering Documents
- Ethical Considerations and Obligations of Engineers
- Fundamental Principles
- Public safety
- Advertising
- Truthfulness in Professional Reports and Testimony
- Protection of Confidential Information and Assets
- Conflicts of Interest and Gifts
- Dealings with Contractors
- Professional Development
- Hypothetical Ethical Dilemma Exercise
- Overall Advice for Engineers
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs
This course is worth .2 CEUs/2 PDHs. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 60 days of the course.
How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?
1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]