NPEE Q1

1. A P.Eng. discovers her employer is pressuring staff to reduce safety factors to win bids. No law is technically violated yet. What is her BEST obligation?

• Comply to remain competitive
• Ignore because no regulation breached
• Advise management that public safety must remain paramount
• Resign immediately without discussion

2. A regulator’s authority to discipline members ultimately derives from:

• Engineering firms
• Federal incorporation
• Provincial legislation granting self-regulation
• Industry associations

3. If public trust declines significantly, the MOST likely consequence is:

• Higher CPD requirements
• Government removal of self-regulatory powers
• Mandatory unionization
• Federal takeover of projects

4. Professional autonomy is LIMITED primarily by:

• Employer directives
• Public interest and legislation
• Client contracts
• Personal ethics only

5. A profession differs from a trade because it:

• Earns higher income
• Operates nationally
• Exercises independent judgment in service of society
• Requires apprenticeships

6. Accountability means a professional engineer:

• Shares liability equally with employer always
• Cannot be disciplined for corporate actions
• Remains personally responsible for sealed work
• Transfers liability through contract

7. CPD requirements primarily protect:

• Employer competitiveness
• Member income
• Public through competence maintenance
• Professional image only

8. Public interest includes consideration of:

• Shareholder return
• Short-term profits
• Health, safety, environment, and welfare
• Market growth

9. The privilege of title protection exists to:

• Increase prestige
• Limit competition unfairly
• Ensure only qualified individuals offer regulated services
• Promote branding

10. If an employer demands sealing incomplete drawings, the BEST first action is to:

• Seal under protest
• Refuse and explain professional obligation
• Delegate sealing to junior
• Report immediately to media