Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering is concerned with research, teaching, design, development, economics, manufacture, installation, operation, sales, maintenance and management of commercial scale chemical plants and process systems, industrial processing and fabrication of products undergoing chemical and/or physical changes being applied to materials for construction, process systems and equipment for instrumentation and control, and protection of the environment.
Registered Chemical Engineers have experience in the safety aspects of design and/or operations. In addition they have experience in two of the following functions involving process systems and equipment: design, evaluation, operation, materials selection and fabrication.
The general area of practice of Chemical Engineering has been established to distinguish professional engineers competent in the practice of Chemical Engineering.
Management of the general area of practice of Chemical Engineering is the responsibility of the College of Chemical Engineers.
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Guidelines on Discipline-based General Areas of Practice 
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