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• A code of ethics is a guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct business honestly and with integrity
• A code of ethics clearly lays out the rules for behaviors and provides the groundwork for a preventive warning
• The code articulates the values the organization wishes to foster among the professionals and defines desired behavior
• Written codes of ethics can become benchmarks against which individual organizational performance can be measured
• Fundamental Principles Civil engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the civil engineering profession by:
• Using knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare and the environment
• Being honest and impartial and serving with fidelity the public, their employers/employees, and clients
• Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the civil engineering profession
• Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines
• Fundamental Canons
• Civil 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 duties
• Civil Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence
• Civil Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner
• Civil Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees and shall avoid conflicts of interest
• Civil Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others
• Civil Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity, and dignity of the civil engineering profession
• Civil Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those civil engineers under their supervision
• Guidelines to Practice Under the Fundamental Canons of Ethics
• Civil 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