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Engineers, Technical Professionals, Contractors & Environmental Laws (Re-run No. 67)

 

Unfortunately, PEs, Engineers, Contractors and even Employers can and have been charged with Environmental related offences whilst carrying out their professional works & services. Further, with the current emphasis on protection of our environment, it becomes increasing important and crucial for Professional Engineers, Engineers, Designers, Employers, Technical Professionals and Contractors to know our Environmental Laws & Regulations and the impact of Environmental Laws & Regulations on their work and businesses.

 

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Date Scheduled

6 November 2024 (Wednesday)

Time

8.30 am - 6.00 pm

Venue

Hotel Grand Pacific
101 Victoria Street. Singapore 188018

This course is available either by zoom or face-to-face

Registration Fee

$410 per pax (inclusive of lunch & 1 tea-break, course materials & certificate of attendance; GST not applicable)

Early Bird Registration (Pay on or before 30 October 2024)

$360 per pax (inclusive of lunch & 1 tea-break, course materials & certificate of attendance; GST not applicable)

 

 Qualified by the PE Board for 8 PDUs or 8 CET Hours

                                                                                                                         

 

For whom:

Professional Engineers, Engineers, Architects, Technical Professionals, Employers, Business Owners, Directors, Consultants, General Managers, Senior Managers, Project Managers, Contractors, Corporate Officers and Management & Executive Staff of Corporations and Businesses and anyone who is concerned or dealing with environmental matters in the workplaces, factories, industries and companies

**Note: For all disciplines of engineering

 

Objectives:

To provide participants with and enable them to acquire & use their knowledge of our environmental laws & regulations and relevant criminal laws in order to support their roles as good & responsible business owners, employers, engineers, consultants, technical professionals, managers and contractors

 

Course Outline:

1. A short introduction on the laws of Singapore & a general introduction of environmental laws;

 

2. The scope & development of Environmental Laws in Singapore;

 

3. The hard & soft Environmental Laws in Singapore

 

4. Discussion of the pertinent sections of the hard laws including Environmental Public Health Act, Environmental Protection & Management Act, Fire Safety Act, Radiation Protection Act and Sewerage & Drainage Act;

 

5. The consequences of violations of Environmental Laws & Regulations : Criminal & Civil Liabilities;

 

6. Duties & responsibilities of PEs, Engineers, Technical Professionals, Managers, Business Owners & Contractors in relation to environmental matters;

 

7. Consequences of breach of duties and suggested possible defences.

 

Trainer’s CV:

Mr.Lee Kwok Weng, B.Eng. (Mech.)(S'pore), M.Sc.(Ind.Eng)(NUS), DipBA(NUS), GradDip Mktg.(MIS), LLB(Hons)(Bucks), LLM(Lond), Barrister-at-Law, Advocate & Solicitor (Retired), Supreme Court of Singapore, Accredited Arbitrator & Mediator, MMIS, FIES, Honorary Legal Advisor, IES & SISO, is currently in private legal practice, a senior lawyer, was in continuous private legal practice for almost 29 years running his own law firm before his retirement from legal practice.

 

A well sought after speaker & trainer, Mr. Lee teaches law & related subjects in a number of tertiary institutions including IES Academy. For many years, he was an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Admin, National University of Singapore, teaching Business Law in the MBA programme as well as Adjunct Lecturer in NTU & BCA Academy (before that, CITI).

 

He specialises in Business Contracts, Negligence, Safety, Environmental, Information Technology and Engineering, Construction & Building Laws. He is a very experienced lecturer and trainer and is well-versed in the technical field, marketing and management practice too.

 

Mr.Lee brings with him considerable industrial project and business development management experience, having worked for 12 years in the public & private sectors as engineer, project engineer & project manager including in a leading Multi-national engineering and construction corporation serving the energy, oil and gas industries onshore and offshore.