Agenda

November 11, 2016, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST

   Managing confidentiality and complying with reporting

   Potential liability for environmental engineers under environmental law

   Promoting health and welfare vs. managing risk:
      complementary or conflicting duties?

   Protecting the environment: meeting or exceeding legal requirements

   Watching the bottom line: identifying and balancing
      economic pressures in design and construction

   Reviewing ethics case studies and hypotheticals

 


Webinar Instructions

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 date of the conclusion of the series.

Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.

GoToWebinar system requirements:

Operating System:
Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) – 10.11 (El Capitan)


Web Browser:
Chrome v34+, Firefox v34+, Internet Explorer 8+, Microsoft Edge, Safari v6+


Internet connection:                   Hardware: 
Minimum of 1Mbps                      2GB RAM or more

Credits

Engineers:
     1.0 PDH, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
     in states with an ethics requirement

Continuing Education Credit Information

HalfMoon Education is an American Institute of Architects-approved continuing education sponsor (No. J885), is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida, and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved engineer continuing education provider in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. Other states do not preapprove educators or courses. These webinars offer engineer continuing education credit in all states. Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events, certificates of completion will be provided.

Speakers

Gene Kelly

Harris Beach PLLC

Attorney, Harris Beach PLLCMr. Kelly is senior counsel to the firm. He practices in the Environmental Law and Government Compliance and Investigations Practice Groups. Prior to joining Harris Beach, Mr. Kelly was the regional director of Region 4 of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), where he directed all aspects of the operation. He is an experienced environmental lawyer with intimate knowledge of the workings of local, state and federal agencies, including the New York City Department of Environmental Protection; the New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation, Transportation, and State; the Empire State Development Corporation; the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Army Corps of Engineers; and the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to serving as DEC Region 4 regional director, Mr. Kelly served for 10 years as an assistant attorney general in the Environmental Protection Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General. He retired in 2013 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Marine Corps.