Corporate Practice
Keeping standards high and registrants informed starts with collaborative practice reviews.
A responsible regulator doesn’t just react to issues after they arise—it works proactively with all levels of the professions to prevent problems. APEGA’s Corporate Practice team does this by collaborating with senior officers and their Responsible Members through permit holder practice reviews to keep them current with best practices and up to date with their Professional Practice Management Plans (PPMPs). The review program includes quarterly reviews of APEGA’s entire database of permit holders, specific sector reviews, and referrals from other departments. These practice reviews aren’t technical reviews of engineering or geoscience projects or outputs, but rather opportunities to provide permit holders with feedback about their compliance with APEGA requirements, such as authentication and outsourcing practices, engineering or geoscience oversights, and whether their PPMPs adequately outline how they align with and meet regulatory and professional obligations. Practice reviews are undertaken collegially with a focus on improving geoscience and engineering practices in Alberta. “It’s absolutely not an investigation,” says APEGA’s corporate practice manager. “It’s an effort, when a misunderstanding occurs, to get them back to a correct understanding of their requirements to ensure they’re establishing an ethical and responsible environment for their staff to function in. We explain what’s missing, and coach them into alignment with their obligations.”
“We look at large permit holders, we look at
long-standing permit holders, and we look at companies within a specific sector, in consultation with the Practice Review Subcommittee, under the authority of the Practice Review Board.”
— APEGA’s corporate practice manager
Practice review in action Some practice reviews require greater depth and urgency. In May, APEGA completed its largest review of the year: an assessment of the City of Calgary’s engineering practices following a major water main break. The review involved analyzing extensive documentation to confirm the City’s engineering practices were aligned with legislative requirements and APEGA’s practice standards.
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