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Draft Code of Ethics
September 9, 2000
Contact: Allison Sayler
Te: 202-296-2237, ext. 14
Email: asayler@aaes.org
DRAFT MODEL CODE of ETHICS for ENGINEERS
PREAMBLE
In recognition of the importance of our technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to the profession, its members and the communities served, engineers shall commit themselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE
Engineers as professionals are dedicated to improving the understanding of technology, its appropriate application, and potential consequences of its use. To that end, engineers shall uphold and advance the integrity and honor of the engineering profession by using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare and the environment; being honest and impartial; serving with fidelity the public, their employers and clients; and striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering profession.
CANONS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
- Engineers shall hold paramount the safety,
health and welfare of the public and shall strive
to comply with the principles of sustainable development
in the performance of their professional duties.
- Engineers who perceive that pursuit of their
professional duties might have adverse consequences
for the present or future public health and safety
or the environment shall formally advise their employers,
clients, or any appropriate authority and, if warranted,
consider further disclosure.
- Engineers shall strive to act in accordance
with all applicable laws and these Canons, lend
support to others who strive to do likewise, and
report violations to appropriate authorities.
- Engineers shall perform only those services
that they are qualified by training or experience
to perform, and provide full disclosure of their
qualifications.
- Engineers shall present all data, claims
and estimates truthfully; and shall be honest and
truthful in all aspects of their professional activities.
Engineers shall issue public statements and make
presentations on professional matters in an objective
and truthful manner.
- Engineers shall continue their professional
development and maintain an ethical commitment throughout
their careers, shall encourage similar actions by
their colleagues, and shall provide opportunities
for the professional and ethical training of those
engineers under their supervision.
- Engineers shall act in a professional and
ethical manner towards each employer or client and
act as faithful agents or trustees, disclosing nothing
of a proprietary nature concerning the business
affairs or technical processes of any present or
former client or employer without specific consent,
unless necessary to abide by other provisions of
this Code or applicable laws.
- Engineers shall disclose to affected parties
known or potential conflicts of interest or other
circumstances which might influence, or appear to
influence, their judgment or impair the fairness
or quality of their performance.
- Engineers shall treat fairly all persons.
- Engineers shall build their professional
reputation on the merit of their services, shall
not compete unfairly with others, and shall avoid
injuring others, their property, reputation, or
employment.
- Engineers shall reject bribery and coercion
in all their forms.
- Engineers shall accept responsibility for their actions; be open to and acknowledge criticism of their work; offer honest criticism of the work of others; properly credit the contributions of others; and shall not accept credit for work not theirs.