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In this technological age, the power of the engineers in shaping the society
and environment in all pervading and can profoundly affect the lives of
many members of the society. Enumerate, from your personal experience,
how largely positive impacts have accrued from the contributions of
engineers.
Answer:
Introduction
1) HSE
Engineers in their profession, shall identify the safety and health risks in
their works, assess them and take steps to minimize and control these risks
in the work place and public arena. Engineers are involved in the search for
safer work places and products. These search for improved safety benefited
in reducing accidents and harm to the public.
Engineers are keenly aware that their work and recommendations can have a
very major impact on the environment that we live in. The very car that we
drive emits carbon dioxide that is causing warming of the atmosphere that
eventual could lead to massive environmental disasters later. Engineers are
at the very core of the research and development into ways and means to
reduce emissions by example of hybrid cars, cars running on hydrogen or
biofuel alternative.
Engineer has reduced greatly the negative impact from the sewerage
generated by the increasing population. The sewerage produced by human
being if not treated properly, will cause disastrous to the environment.
Imagine what is going to happen if the underground water and rivers are
contaminated by the sewerage. Therefore the engineer’s effort in
construction of the sewerage treatment plant has greatly impact in
preservation of environment.
2) Development
Engineers build new townships and residential areas which create more jobs
opportunity to the adjacent areas. In the city, engineers build high rise
building which maximize land usages, provide a better and comfortable
working environment to increase quality & productivity of work. Engineers
also forecast & plan for future water demands & make proposals to solve
current water supply problems. Example: Proposal of building new water
treatment plants & reservoirs, or replacement of old pipelines to reduce loses
due to leakages and so on, all these were developed and built with the input
from engineers.
One of the engineer’s contributions that have major impact of the lives of
many members of society is in the Transportation sector. Better
transportation network such as PLUS, KESAS, ELITE, will boost many new
residential area & township development of suburban area. Upgrading of
road network and transportation system improve production and economy;
improve unity of nation and communication between state. People find
easier and more convenient in moving around from one place to anther
place. It only takes about 4 hours to travel from Penang to KL with North
South Highway. Rest & Recreation Area provide a place for road users to
rest and a new optional place for food, recreation and public services.
The life expectancy of the population at large is getting longer and part of
the reason is the health service providers like hospital being equipped with
better tools and machines e.g. x-rays and scanners developed and built by
engineers. Medicine has been made more cheaply and widely available by
new techniques. Engineering practices and knowledge that have been put in
the design, application and production of hearing aids and other equipment
such as lasers for optometric correction is a significant contribution to the
better welfare of human being. The home is typically equipped with air-
conditioning and washing machine that engineers contributed in the
development and manufacturing so that we can live a more comfortable life
with more time for more productive and creative activities.
Conclusion