WELCOME

TO THE
EIT SEMINAR
WRITING THE PPE
KEYS TO SUCCESS

Practice Exam Session

Grant Boundy, P.Eng., FEC
Guest Speaker

PPE - Keys to Success

Time constraints constantly aware

20 minutes for each answer
Process as urgent read, hi-lite, write
Study preparation develop efficiency
Practice write, revise, rewrite; repeat
Attempt all questions for best value

Part A - Practice and Ethics

Question 1 - PE Act and Reg. 941
Professional Engineering definition with 3 parts
Actions, principles, safeguards
PEO Objectives what are they?
Serve and protect use a system
PEO Main Functions what are they?
Enforcement, licensing, complaints
Requirements/Conditions/Purposes for
Council, Committees, Licences

Part A - Practice and Ethics

Questions 2, 3 and 4 Reg 941
Section 72. (1) definitions
harassment, negligence
Section 72.(2) Professional Misconduct

Safety
Competence
Conflict of interest
Professionalism

(b), (c), (d)

(e), (f), (g), (h)
(i)
(a), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n)

Part A - Practice and Ethics

Section 77 Code of Ethics
Duty of general sensitivity

-1

Regard for the public

-2

Care for employers, clients

-3, 4, 5

Care for other professionals -6, 7

Expose not ethical conduct -8

Part 'B' Law and Liability

Question 1 Definitions of legal terms
Questions 2, 3 and 4 - Case Studies
Contract
Breach who pays, liability clauses
Fundamental breach
True construction approach

Part 'B' Law and Liability

Contract
Tendering process has bidding conditions
Contract A, formed on submission of bids
Changes are subject to liabilities

Contract B, formed when 1 bid selected

Not in writing before or after

Parol evidence, but if condition precedent
Equitable estoppel, gratuitous promise
Exceptional remedy

Part 'B' Law and Liability

Tort 3 Principles
Duty of care
Breach of that duty
Damage or injury as a result

Terms/items, that could apply

Purpose of a tort case

Parties have no privity of contract
Expert testimony
Vicarious liability (deep pockets)
Concurrent tortfeasors
Potential liabilities, %s