Ethical Issues for Engineers Webinar Series
Agenda
Handling Ethical Issues in Professional Engineering Practice
Friday, January 17, 2020, 12:00 – 2:00 PM CST
Is there a conflict between “being safe” and cost efficiency in a project?
Ethical duties against pollution/damaging the environment
Federal laws and regulations/state laws/local laws
Case law/history re: environmental incidents
Ethical obligations/duties when confronted with choice between cost saving and danger
to the public
Conflict between staying ahead of the curve and safeguarding the public
Ethical duties to assume new technology does not present a risk to project, public
or environment
Testing new technologies before implementation
Case studies
Fundamental principles of ethics for engineers
Definition of ethics
Madison v. Ducktown Sulphur (air pollution)
Knuth v. County of Erie (flood zone)
S. Cal Edison v. United States (misleading or concealing pertinent facts on
projects)
Case hypotheticals
Resolving Disputes and Handling Ethical Issues in Government Projects
Friday, January 31, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST
Mediation
Arbitration
Litigation in court
Gifts and favors
Ethical issues in government construction law
Conflicts of interest
Complying with Rules of Professional Conduct
Friday, February 14, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST
Sealing of documents
Standards for responsible charge of engineering work
Unauthorized practice of engineering
National Society of Professional Engineers’ Code of Ethics
Webinar Instructions
Each webinar session earns continuing education credit and can be registered for individually. All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the conclusion of the series.
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Credits
Engineers:
4.0 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
These live, interactive webinars are designed to qualify for engineer and architect continuing education credit in most states. Course participants need to be aware of any state continuing education restrictions/limitations on online learning and acceptance of non-HSW coursework for architects for some of the webinars. See each webinar listing for offered credits.
HalfMoon Education is registered with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Provider J885) and the Landscape Architect Continuing Education System. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA/CES information under each course listing. Only full attendance is reportable to the AIA/CES and LA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2), and 79-1.5(i)(2)).
The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved the Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures webinars. The available CECs are indicated for each webinar offering.
Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events. Certificates of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the quiz following the end of each webinar, and earned LUs (AIA/CES) and PDHs (LA/CES) will be reported by HalfMoon Education Inc.
Speakers
Langston McFadden, Esq.
Law Offices of Pullano & Farrow PLLCAttorney with the Law Offices of Pullano & Farrow PLLC in Rochester, NY
A business attorney representing local, regional, and national clients, Mr. McFadden focuses his practice on the quality representation of individual, organizational, and corporate (for-profit and non-profit). His practice is primarily focused on commercial/business representation in areas which include, but are not limited to, contractual disputes & negotiations, design professional representations, premises liability defense, healthcare litigation, governmental regulatory disputes, and employment litigation. While Mr. McFadden prides himself on his ability to provide quality, effective, and efficient litigation & representation to the firm’s clients, he is equally proud of the counseling & guidance he provides to the firm’s clients in an effort to avoid the need for costly and protracted litigation. He received his B.S. degree in Political Science from SUNY Brockport and his J.D. degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law.