Engineering is an important and learned profession

Professional recognize their work has a vital impact

on life quality

Services provided by engineers require honesty,

impartiality, fairness, and equity

It also should protect public health, safety, and

welfare

Hold paramount the safety, health and welfare

Perform services in the areas of competence

Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful

manner

Act in professional matters for employer or clients

Avoid improper solicitation of professional employment

Engineers obligation is to protect safety, health,

property, and welfare of the public

Engineers:

Shall approve only those documents which are safe for public
in all matters

Shall not reveal facts, data, or information

without employer or client permission

Shall not permit the use of their name or firm name engaging
in fraudulent business

Shall cooperate with proper authorities if known of any alleged

violation of this code

Shall undertake assignments when qualified

Shall not affix their signatures to plans or documents in which

they lack competence

May accept the assignment outside of their field if they are

qualified in those phases of project

Shall be objective and truthful in reports

May express publicly a professional opinion

Shall issue no statements, or arguments on a technical matters

inspired or paid by interested parties

Shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest to

their employers or clients

Shall not accept compensation, financial from more than one

party

Shall not accept valuable consideration, directly or indirectly,

from contractors, theirs agents, or other parties

In public service as a member, advisor, or employer shall not

participate in decisions with respect to professional services
provided by them

Shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of their academic

or professional qualifications

Shall not receive, give or offer political contribution

Engineers:

Shall be guided in all their professional relations by the highest

standard of integrity
Shall accept and admit their own errors
Shall give advise their clients or employers

Shall not accept outside employment to the detriment

of their regular work

Shall not attempt to attract an engineer from another

employer

Shall not actively participate in strikes, picket lines

Shall avoid any act tending to promote their interest at the expense
of profession integrity

Shall seek opportunities to be of constructive service in civil affairs

Shall not sign plans and documents are not a design safe to public

Shall endeavor to extend public knowledge

Shall avoid the use of statements containing a material

misrepresentation

Shall not disclose confidential information concerning the

business affairs

Shall not represent an adversary interest without the consent of

all interested parties

Shall not be influenced by conflicting interest

Shall not accept commission or allowances

Shall uphold the principle of appropriate engineering work

When employing other engineers, shall offer a recognized

standard in salary

Shall not compete unfairly with other engineers by attempting

to obtain employment

Shall not use employer supplies, equipment to carry on outside

practice

Shall not injure the profession reputation

In private practice shall not review the work of another engineer

for the same client

Shall accept personal responsibility for all professional

activities
Shall not use association with a no engineer for
unethical act
Shall give credit for engineering work
Shall name the persons responsible for design,
inventions, writing

Shall encourage engineering employees effort to improve their

education

Using design supplied by a client recognize that the design

remain the property of the client

Acknowledge their designs, data, records, and notes are the

employers property

Shall cooperate in extending the effectiveness of the profession

by interchanging the information

Shall encourage engineering employees to attend and present

papers at professional and technical society meeting

Shall urge engineering employees to become registered as early

as possible

Shall assign a professional engineer duties of a nature to utilize

full training and experience

Shall provide a prospective engineering employee with complete

information on working condition

Engineering and firms may individually refuse to bid

for engineering services

Clients are not required to seek bids for engineering

services

Federal, state and local laws governing procedures to procure

engineering services are not affected, and remain in full force
and effect

State societies and local chapters are free to actively and

aggressively seek legislation

Nothing in the judgment prevents NSPE and its members from

attempting to influence governmental action