Smaller engineering programs

In parallel, the U.S. Board of Examiners for Clinical Engineering set up a similar, albeit much smaller, certification program. The two programs were merged in July of 1983 to form the International Certification Commission (ICC). Currently, the ICC has seven boards of examiners reporting... 

Center for Chemical Process Safety. In 1985, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers estabHshed the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) (New York). The objective of the CCPS was to help prevent catastrophic chemical accidents by compiling information on the latest scientific and engineering practices, safety programs, and adininistrative procedures of the larger members of the chemical industry, so that they can be shared with other (and particularly the smaller) members of the chemical and petrochemical industries. 

After completion of the research phase, it is usually found that further demonstration of the viability of the process and more design data is needed, but imder conditions that will more closely resemble the final plant. It may also be required to obtain some product for market research. In this case, the development engineer will plan the development program and design the pilot plant. Whenever possible the equipment selected will be smaller versions of the plant size equipment, using the same materials of constraction selected for the plant. 

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