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Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions

Consumer Satisfaction Through
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Contract Monitoring
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
William E. Beardslee, LS, PE, PP
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Standards
NY LS/PE: 2.0; NH .5; VT 2.0; NJ 2.0 This course serves to enlighten land surveying professionals
with an important concept: Protect consumers by adhering to
Gary R. Kent, PS
8:00am – 10:00am the details and conditions of your contract with them. Nothing
creates a better relation with consumers than having them
This program will provide an overview of the changes to the say, at the end of a contract, “you did everything you said you
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards that became would.” Monitoring the application of the project contract
effective on February 23, 2021. The focus will be on the most requirements to the production process of the project signifies
substantive modifications to the standards including in the a true Professional.
field collection of easement and utility information, the
treatment of utilities and easements on the survey map, How to be an Expert Witness
dealing with easements identified but not listed in Schedule NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
BII, and significant changes to, and deletions, from Table A. Richard C. Brooks, LS
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Meeting Consumer Needs Through The term “witness” in its strict legal sense, means “one who
Project Scoping gives evidence in a cause before a court”. This presentation
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 will acquaint the attendee with types and functions of the
William E. Beardslee, LS, PE, PP witness classifications. Whether you are hired as an
11:00am – 12:30pm extraordinarily qualified Surveyor (expert witness) or you are
This course serves to enlighten land surveying professionals subpoenaed to produce your Survey records to the court
with an important concept: to help them now “know what they (hostile witness) you need to know the expectations that the
don’t know.” Listening to consumer needs and then creating law applies to your testimony. It will be impressed upon the
the scope of the project is becoming a lost art due to the attendee that passing the licensing exam does not qualify you
advent of technology, but it is a most critical step to protect as an expert. We will discuss how to position yourself to be
consumers and avoid misunderstandings that lead to recognized as an expert and then how to prepare the critical
complaints and litigation. CV (Curriculum Vitae). We will discuss how the courts can
solely rely on the better qualified expert’s opinion to base their
Managing Safety: OSHA Regulations decision, including a review of the Mohonk Preserve Inc. vs
and a Health and Safety Plan Ullrich case that will be used to demonstrate this fact. The key
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 points of presenting your boundary line survey to the court will
Donna S. Haley also be reviewed.
11:00am – 12:30pm
This course will cover mandatory OSHA’s regulations and
the Health and Safety Plan (HASP) designed for Land
Surveyors. Personal protective equipment, chemical
hazard communication and construction site safety will be
discussed, as well as why developing and implementing a
Health and Safety Plan is beneficial to a surveyor’s
business. Attendees will have the opportunity throughout
the session to learn about what applies to their specific
business, how to develop a HASP for their own company
and freely ask questions to further their understanding of
the safety requirements of COVID-19 and related needs
and benefits.

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