30 Codes of Ethics Every Corporate Member Must Follow

The Codes of Ethics for Corporate Members are:

1. A Corporate Member will co-operate members in his profession by the free inter­change of information and experience, and will contribute to the work of engineering institution to the maximum effectiveness he is capable of.

2 A Corporate Member will Endeavour to protect the engineering profession from mis­representation and misunderstanding.
3. A Corporate Member will refrain from expressing publicly an opinion on an engineer­ing subject unless he is informed as to the facts relating to that subject.

4. A Corporate Member will express an opinion only when it is founded on adequate knowledge and honest conviction if he is serving as a witness before a court or commission.

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5. A Corporate Member will not divulge any confidential findings or actions of an engi­neering commission or committee, of which he is a member, without obtaining official consent.

6. A Corporate Member will take care that credit for engineering work is given to those to whom credit is properly due.

7. A Corporate Member will not offer his professional services by advertisement or through any commercial advertising media, or solicit profession work either di­rectly, or through an agent, or in any other manner derogatory to the dignity of the profession.

8. A Corporate Member will not submit a proposal for an engineering engagement unless he is invited to do so.

9. A Corporate Member will not directly or indirectly injure the professional reputa­tion or practice of another Corporate Member.

10. A Corporate Member will exercise due restraint in criticizing the work of another Corporate Member and remember that the proper forum for technical criticism is an engineering society or the engineering press.

11. A Corporate Member will not try to supplant another Corporate Member in a par­ticular employment.

12 A Corporate Member will not compete unfairly with another Corporate Member by charging fees below those customary for others in his profession practicing in the same field and in the same area.

13. A Corporate Member will not associate in work with an engineer who does not conform to ethical practices.

14. A Corporate Member will act in professional matters for his client or employer as a faithful agent or trustee.

15. A Corporate Member will not misrepresent his qualifications to a client or employer or to the profession.

16. A Corporate Member will not disclose information concerning the business or tech­nical affairs of his client or employer without his consent.

17. A Corporate Member will present clearly the consequences to be expected if his professional judgement is overruled by a non-professional authority where he is responsible for the professional adequacy of the work.

18. A Corporate Member will act with fairness and justice between his client or em­ployer and the contractor when dealing with contracts.

19. A Corporate Member will not be financially interested in the bids as or of a contractor on competitive work for which he is employed as an engineer unless he has the written consent of his client or employer.

20. A Corporate Member will not receive any commission, discount or other indirect profit in connection with any work with which he is entrusted.

21. A Corporate Member will make his status clear to his client or employer before under­taking an engagement if he may be called upon to decide on the use of inventions or equipment or any other thing in which he may have a financial interest.

22. A Corporate Member will immediately inform his client or employer of any interest in a business which may compete with or affect the business of his client or employer.

23. A Corporate Member will not allow an interest in any business to affect the engineer­ing work for which he is employed or may be called upon to perform.

24. A Corporate Member will engage or advise engaging engineering experts and special­ists when in his judgement such services are to the interests of his client or employer.

25. A Corporate Member will not review the work of another Corporate Member for the same client, except with the knowledge of the second Corporate Member, unless such engineering engagement or the work which is subject to review is terminated.

26. A Corporate Member will not accept financial or other compensation from more than one interested party for the same service, or for services pertaining to the same work, without the consent of all interested parties.

27. A Corporate Member will subscribe to the principle of appropriate and adequate compensation for those engaged in engineering work, including those in subordi­nate positions.

28. A Corporate Member will Endeavour to provide opportunity for the professional development and advancement of engineers in his employ.

29. A Corporate Member, if he considers that another Corporate Member is guilty of unethical, illegal or unfair practice, will present the information to the Council of the Institution for action.

30. A Corporate Member who is engaged in engineering work in a county abroad will order his conduct according to the professional standards and customs of that coun­try, adhering, as closely as is practicable to the principles of this Code.