http://envirolaw.com/false-misleading-rsc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=false-misleading-rsc News and analysis (not advice) by a top Ontario environmental lawyer Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://envirolaw.com/false-misleading-rsc/comment-page-1/#comment-986 DSS Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:38:11 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=2494#comment-986 Thank you, Cecile. I agree that effective action by PEO and APGO in such cases is essential to maintain public faith and trust, both in the RSCs and in the Qualified Persons who certify them, and I am longing to see proof that they will. Do you think that a professional engineer who knows this about another professional engineer is obliged to report the facts to PEO? Do you think that this obligation applies to engineers in the same firm, as well as to those in other firms? Is PEO doing anything to convey this message to its members? thank you very much Thank you, Cecile. I agree that effective action by PEO and APGO in such cases is essential to maintain public faith and trust, both in the RSCs and in the Qualified Persons who certify them, and I am longing to see proof that they will.
Do you think that a professional engineer who knows this about another professional engineer is obliged to report the facts to PEO? Do you think that this obligation applies to engineers in the same firm, as well as to those in other firms? Is PEO doing anything to convey this message to its members?
thank you very much

]]> http://envirolaw.com/false-misleading-rsc/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Cecile Willert, PEng Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:52:38 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=2494#comment-976 If the RSC was certified by a Professional Engineer, a Professional Geoscientist or limited license holder, and you believe it to contain false or misleading information, the licensing body (PEO or APGO) should be notified as they will investigate and take disciplinary action, if appropriate, and I know of instances where they have done so. If the information is wrong because the person missed something that a reasonable person would not have looked for and proper due diligence was done, then the problem is unavoidable and not much can be done. The greater concern is negligence, incompetence or intentional misreprentation. Actions by PEO and APGO in such cases are important in maintaining public faith in these professions as well as public faith in RSCs. Licensees have an obligation to protect the public and if RSCs are signed with false or misleading information, this is a serious breach of the public trust and I believe that complaints of such behaviour, provided they are well founded, should be looked on as an obligation to the public. If the RSC was certified by a Professional Engineer, a Professional Geoscientist or limited license holder, and you believe it to contain false or misleading information, the licensing body (PEO or APGO) should be notified as they will investigate and take disciplinary action, if appropriate, and I know of instances where they have done so. If the information is wrong because the person missed something that a reasonable person would not have looked for and proper due diligence was done, then the problem is unavoidable and not much can be done. The greater concern is negligence, incompetence or intentional misreprentation. Actions by PEO and APGO in such cases are important in maintaining public faith in these professions as well as public faith in RSCs. Licensees have an obligation to protect the public and if RSCs are signed with false or misleading information, this is a serious breach of the public trust and I believe that complaints of such behaviour, provided they are well founded, should be looked on as an obligation to the public.

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