PGA

Question 1

Outline the Continuing Education Requirement for PGA. Do these requirements apply to EITs?

Answer 1

■ Complete regulatory module
■ 1 hour of ethical learning
■ Complete your Continuing Education plan.
■ Declare all Continuing Education requirements have been completed.
■ Complete 60 hours on a rolling 3-year period.
■ Does not apply for EITs.

Question 2

With the adoption of the PGA, 4 new tenets were added to the EGBC code of ethics. List these 4 tenets and provide a scenario that would likely result in an EGBC disciplinary case if a complaint were raised.

Answer 2

■ Follow the law – approving the use of materials that do not meet fire safety regulations.
■ Follow the standards of government or EGBC – violating government and EGBC standards.
■ State Qualifications Accurately – telling people you are professional engineer when you are not.
■ Distinguish facts from assumptions and opinions – presenting assumption as a fact, which leads to the engineering failure.

Question 3

What is the extent of the regulation of firms set out in the PGA?

Answer 3

■ Register and pay fees to get a Permit to Practice
■ Complete training requirements within 12 months
■ Complete their PPMP documenting for ethics, quality management, and Continuing Education requirements.
■ Develop new policies and procedures from scratch or use EGBC templates.
■ Participate of audits on a 3-to-5-year cycle, starting 12 months after getting permit