"Practice" of Engineering 3

[msquared48]

So, the first question is, according to engineering ethics and the laws of the respective state boards, what specific actions by an individual would constitute "the practice of engineering"?

The second question is, would those same actions constituting "the practice of engineering, necessarily require state licensing to legally and ethically perform such actions? If not, then under what circumstances?

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[IRstuff]

That's what just about any tenured professor would have, a history of peer-reviewed publications, and usually, such review is quite substantial and harsh.

TTFN

FAQ731-376

 

[Ron]

Each state offers its definition of the practice of engineering. This is necessary to define those practice for which licensing is required. If the respective state defines the act as a practice of engineering, then licensing is generally required, unless you fall within a group of exemptions (federal employees providing services on federal projects, for instance).

In my home state, the practice of engineering includes the typical design functions as well as offering opinions or evaluation of buildings, engineered products or materials. This includes expert witness work when engineering opinions are required or given.

 

[Dixon80]

Hi, I'm new to Eng-Tips. Read through this thread as I hoped to see some NSPE representation and there was. Yes each state and territory, can/does have slight differences in the definition of the practice of engineering. Each seems to also have varying degrees of enforcement of the term "engineer". Delaware is fairly aggressive - caused a gas station remediation firm to change their name to operate in Delaware. Virginia is not as aggressive. Maybe some year the Old Dominion will be more supportive of the restrictive use of the term.