Exam NPPE Topic 4 Question 127 Discussion

Actual exam question for APEGS's NPPE exam
Question #: 127
Topic #: 4

A Canadian mining company (the "client") hires a licensed professional geoscientist as a consultant to assess a site's economic development potential. During the assessment, the professional identifies significant environmental risks associated with the development. What should be the professional's primary responsibility in this situation?

A. Ensure that the company's mining development does not proceed due to the associated environmental risks. B. Prioritize the economic potential of the development in order to satisfy their contractual obligations to the client. C. Disclose the environmental concerns to the client and recommend extraction methods that mitigate the risk of occurrence. D. Ensure that the site's economic potential is realized in order to meet the resource needs of the public and the professional's duty to client.

Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer

NPPE ethics requires professionals to hold paramount the public interest, including environmental protection, while also serving clients competently and honestly. The appropriate response when identifying significant environmental risks is to disclose them to the client, ensure the client understands implications, and recommend practical measures to mitigate or manage risks consistent with law, standards, and good practice.
Option C reflects that balance: truthful disclosure plus risk-reduction recommendations. Option A is too absolute because the professional's role is to provide competent advice and protect the public interest; the decision to proceed is ultimately the client's (subject to regulatory approvals), unless the work would be illegal or unsafe to the point the professional must refuse involvement or report. Option B is wrong because economic goals do not override environmental/public duties. Option D is also wrong because it presumes development must proceed to meet public needs, disregarding environmental risks and the requirement to manage them responsibly. Therefore, C best represents the professional's primary responsibility.

by Kimberley at Jul 26, 2026, 05:04 AM

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