NPPE (PGO)
Which of the following means of accessing professional development is recommended for a
professional engineer or a professional geoscientist?
Syllabus area: VI4
All answers are correct
3 multiple choice options
Sarah, a new professional, has a job at a petrochemical facility as a process safety inspector.
Sarah and her team review all the final design drawings for approved maintenance projects to
ensure that they meet the process safety standards for the facility. Sarah discovers that an
essential overpressure relief valve requirement has been removed from the design standard by
her supervisor even after Sarah had refused to accept the change. Sarah is considering
speaking to her supervisor again, but wonders if the situation is serious enough to let the
government’s inspector know because the facility will be increasing design pressures soon.
Taking which of the following actions would best fulfill Sarah's responsibility as a professional?
Syllabus area: III9
Explain to her supervisor that she must advise the government inspector of the change in the
standards because of the risk to the facility's operation.
3 multiple choice options
A professional member employed by a company is responsible for a project which requires that
an expensive access road be built through a protected environmental area. The professional
member has an obligation to:
Syllabus area: III6
ensure that the company is aware of the environmental constraints affecting road construction
and ramifications of non-compliance.
3 multiple choice options
An employee, working for a firm, prepares a set of drawings which involve what the employee
believes is a unique and potentially valuable industrial design. Who owns the rights to this
design?
Syllabus area: IV7
,The employer.
3 multiple choice options
A proprietor who registers an industrial design is granted an exclusive right to use the design for
a maximum term of:
Syllabus area: IV7
10 years
3 multiple choice options
How does a professional member authenticate a document?
Syllabus area: III8
Apply her professional stamp, signature, and the date.
3 multiple choice options
If a company doing contract work on a project knowingly contravenes the law or conceals a
hazard, a professional member in that company should first try to convince the company to
correct its actions. If unsuccessful, that professional member has an ethical and legal obligation
to report the facts to:
Syllabus area: II4
the owner of the project and appropriate regulatory authorities.
3 multiple choice options
The limited liability characteristic of a corporation:
Syllabus area: IV5
protect shareholders from the creditors to seize shareholders' personal assets when the
corporation failed its debt payment obligation.
3 multiple choice options
A year ago, a registered member of a professional association was hired by a company which
was developing a highly confidential experimental process. Recently, the member discovered
that a safety relief valve on one of the process tanks opens periodically and releases toxic
vapours into the atmosphere. The member suspects that the level of toxicity exceeds the level
allowed under regulatory standards, but is not absolutely certain. The member has raised this
concern with the employer and has been told that it is ok and not to worry about it. The
professional member should:
, Syllabus area: III10: Communication
report this concern to the environmental protection authorities because the member could be
held personally liable for not reporting an environmental infraction.
3 multiple choice options
With respect to Conflict of Interest, which of the following statements is true?
Syllabus area: IV5: Business, Employment, and Labour Law
Duty to the public safety governs over duty to the employer at all times
3 multiple choice options
Under what conditions is a professional member's seal applied to a technical report?
Syllabus area: II4: Common Ethical Issues and Dilemmas; Making Ethical Decisions
Only if the technical report was prepared by that professional member, or under that member's
direct supervision.
3 multiple choice options
The Professional Association does not have the authority to:
Syllabus area: V1: The Acts, Regulations, and Bylaws of Provincial and Territorial Associations
bring proceedings for criminal contempt against a witness who fails to give evidence.
3 multiple choice options
Arbitration is best described as?
Syllabus area: IV6
dispute resolution via a process of adjudication.
3 multiple choice options
On receipt of a complaint about the conduct of a person who is registered with a professional
association, the association shall:
Syllabus area: V1: The Acts, Regulations, and Bylaws of Provincial and Territorial Associations
conduct a preliminary investigation into the matter.
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following means of accessing professional development is recommended for a
professional engineer or a professional geoscientist?
Syllabus area: VI4
All answers are correct
3 multiple choice options
Sarah, a new professional, has a job at a petrochemical facility as a process safety inspector.
Sarah and her team review all the final design drawings for approved maintenance projects to
ensure that they meet the process safety standards for the facility. Sarah discovers that an
essential overpressure relief valve requirement has been removed from the design standard by
her supervisor even after Sarah had refused to accept the change. Sarah is considering
speaking to her supervisor again, but wonders if the situation is serious enough to let the
government’s inspector know because the facility will be increasing design pressures soon.
Taking which of the following actions would best fulfill Sarah's responsibility as a professional?
Syllabus area: III9
Explain to her supervisor that she must advise the government inspector of the change in the
standards because of the risk to the facility's operation.
3 multiple choice options
A professional member employed by a company is responsible for a project which requires that
an expensive access road be built through a protected environmental area. The professional
member has an obligation to:
Syllabus area: III6
ensure that the company is aware of the environmental constraints affecting road construction
and ramifications of non-compliance.
3 multiple choice options
An employee, working for a firm, prepares a set of drawings which involve what the employee
believes is a unique and potentially valuable industrial design. Who owns the rights to this
design?
Syllabus area: IV7
,The employer.
3 multiple choice options
A proprietor who registers an industrial design is granted an exclusive right to use the design for
a maximum term of:
Syllabus area: IV7
10 years
3 multiple choice options
How does a professional member authenticate a document?
Syllabus area: III8
Apply her professional stamp, signature, and the date.
3 multiple choice options
If a company doing contract work on a project knowingly contravenes the law or conceals a
hazard, a professional member in that company should first try to convince the company to
correct its actions. If unsuccessful, that professional member has an ethical and legal obligation
to report the facts to:
Syllabus area: II4
the owner of the project and appropriate regulatory authorities.
3 multiple choice options
The limited liability characteristic of a corporation:
Syllabus area: IV5
protect shareholders from the creditors to seize shareholders' personal assets when the
corporation failed its debt payment obligation.
3 multiple choice options
A year ago, a registered member of a professional association was hired by a company which
was developing a highly confidential experimental process. Recently, the member discovered
that a safety relief valve on one of the process tanks opens periodically and releases toxic
vapours into the atmosphere. The member suspects that the level of toxicity exceeds the level
allowed under regulatory standards, but is not absolutely certain. The member has raised this
concern with the employer and has been told that it is ok and not to worry about it. The
professional member should:
, Syllabus area: III10: Communication
report this concern to the environmental protection authorities because the member could be
held personally liable for not reporting an environmental infraction.
3 multiple choice options
With respect to Conflict of Interest, which of the following statements is true?
Syllabus area: IV5: Business, Employment, and Labour Law
Duty to the public safety governs over duty to the employer at all times
3 multiple choice options
Under what conditions is a professional member's seal applied to a technical report?
Syllabus area: II4: Common Ethical Issues and Dilemmas; Making Ethical Decisions
Only if the technical report was prepared by that professional member, or under that member's
direct supervision.
3 multiple choice options
The Professional Association does not have the authority to:
Syllabus area: V1: The Acts, Regulations, and Bylaws of Provincial and Territorial Associations
bring proceedings for criminal contempt against a witness who fails to give evidence.
3 multiple choice options
Arbitration is best described as?
Syllabus area: IV6
dispute resolution via a process of adjudication.
3 multiple choice options
On receipt of a complaint about the conduct of a person who is registered with a professional
association, the association shall:
Syllabus area: V1: The Acts, Regulations, and Bylaws of Provincial and Territorial Associations
conduct a preliminary investigation into the matter.
3 multiple choice options
