Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Duties,

RESPONSIBILITIES & OBLIGATIONS

OF ENGINEERS
Session 24
Date: 05 February 2022

Engr. Md. Hamidul Hoque, PEng, LLB, LLM, PGDHRM

Vice-Chairman, BPERB-IEB

S-8A SEng PRP

Training Program
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 PART : 1
Ethics

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 Ethics
 Introduction

 Derivation of Ethics

The English word ethics is derived from the Ancient Greek word ēthikós (ἠθικός), meaning
"relating to one's character", which itself comes from the root word êthos (ἦθος) meaning
"character, moral nature". This word was transferred into Latin as ethica and then into
French as éthique, from which it was transferred into English.

The word ethics in English refers to several things. It can refer to philosophical ethics or
moral philosophy. Ethics can also refer to a common human ability to think about ethical
problems that is not particular to philosophy.

A system of moral principles, which means custom, habit, character, a discipline concerned
what morally good and bad, and morally right or wrong. A moral is the code of conduct that
you develop over time and set for yourself to follow just like being good to everyone. Ethics
are the principles accepted by the society and moral standards of human being.

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 Ethics
 Ethical Terms

Ethical (ৈনিতক) , Unethical (অৈনিতক), Morals (ৈনিতক), Immoral (অৈনিতক), Morally

(ৈনিতকভােব),Immorally (অৈনিতকভােব), Morality (ৈনিতকতা), Immorality (অৈনিতকতা), Beliefs (িব�াস),
Doubtful, Disbelief (সে�হ, সংশয়, অিব�াস), Principled (নীিতবান), Unprincipled (নীিতহীন), Conscience
(িবেবক), Unscrupulous (িবেবকব�জ�ত), Rights (অিধকার), Right (স�ঠক), Wrong, false, deceitful, Good,
Bad, Truth, Falsehood; Honesty, Dishonesty, Duty (কত�ব�), Not performing duties (কত�ব� না করা),
Responsibility, Irresponsibility, Obligations (বাধ�বাধকতা), Disobedience of obligation (অবাধ�তা), respect
to rights (অিধকােরর �িত স�ান), No respect for rights (অিধকােরর �িত স�ান না করা), Virtues
(�ণাবলী),Vices [েদাষ ও িরপুসমূহ- Lust / greed েলাভ-লালসা/কাম, Anger ে�াধ, Arrogance অহিমকা,
Delusion েমাহ, Jealousy/Envy ঈষা/িহংসা,� Cowardice কাপু�ষতা।], Corrupt practice (দুন�িত�� কাজ),
collusive practice, coercive practice, fraudulent practice, Compliance, Non-compliance, Integrity
(অখ�তা, িব��তা), Differences (িবেভদ), Honor (��া, স�ান), Dishonor (অ��া, অস�ান), Dignity
(মযাদা),
� Indignity (অস�ান, অপমান, অমযাদা), � Trust, mistrust, Sincere, Insincere, honest work, Loyalty,
Disloyalty, Partial, Impartial, Biased, Unbiased, Competence, Incompetence, Conflict of Interest – Avoid
or Not allowing, Conflict of Interest – Allowing Professionalism, Unprofessionalism, Fidelity (িব��তা),
Infidelity (অিব��তা), Right activity, Wrong/bad activity, Right work, Wrong/bad work, Right View, Wrong
view, Right Intention, Bad intention, Right Speech, Wrong speech, Right Conduct/Action, Misconduct /
wrong action, Right Livelihood, Dishonest livelihood, Right Effort, Wrong effort, Right teaching, Bad
teaching, Cheating, Plagiarism, Misrepresentation, Sabotage, Duty to take care, Negligence, Bribery,
Extortion etc.

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 Ethics
 What is meant by Ethics

Ethics is the study of right or wrong, good, bad or evil, duty / obligations, rights and virtues,
moral issues and dilemmas, conflicting moral problems associated with the activities.

“Ethics is the study of right and wrong, good and bad, truth and falsehood, duty and
obligations, rights and virtues, moral issues, dilemmas, conflicting moral problems and
moral judgments associated with our activities.

 An African Fable [ উপকথা / উপাখ�ান ] – story of four friends: Truth, Falsehood,

Water and Fire

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 Source of Ethics & Ethical Theories
 Source of Ethics

Almighty Allah, God, Religion, Thinking and Teachings of philosophers,

social thinkers, Culture, Human Consciousness & Conscience, Institution
& Professional Bodies etc.

 There are five major types of ethical theories (and traditions) that
have been especially influential:-

 Duty Ethics, Rights Ethics, Virtue Ethics, Utilitarianism Ethics and

Self-realization Ethics

 We can compare these with the model of Maslow’s Five Hierarchy of

Needs such as: Physiological Needs, Safety/Shelter Needs,
Belongingness & Social Needs, Esteem Needs, and Self-actualization

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 Source of Ethics & Ethical Theories

Now, we can discuss the ethical theories in detail.

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 Source of Ethics & Ethical Theories
 Duty Ethics–What is ethical is to perform duties regardless of whether they
lead to “good” outcomes. Engineers have duty, responsibility and obligation to
Society and uphold Standard & Professional Quality and Safe Design,
Assessment of Risk and protection of the Public Health, Safety & Welfare while
executing engineering works/activities, duty to profession and demonstrate
Professional Competence, maintain Objectivity/Truthfulness, address Conflicts
of Interest, duty towards employers, clients, stakeholders, colleagues,
employees & subordinates and act as a Faithful Agent and Trustee, preserve
Confidentiality, not to receive and provide Gifts and Other Valuable
Considerations, not to deceive, not to disrespect, not to cheat, not to break
promises/commitment and duty to one’s self, and strive for excellence etc.

 Rights Ethics–Mirror of Duty Ethics; People have rights that cannot be

violated. Engineers are required to respect the rights of all stakeholders such
as:- employer, employee, client, customers, contractor, supplier, vendor,
supervisor and all concerns those are related with his works/activities.

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 Ethical Theories
 Utilitarianism–What is ethical is that which produces the greatest good
and maximum benefit for the greatest number.
 Virtue Ethics–Actions reflecting good character traits are good; vices are
bad; outcome of action is not relevant.
Virtues are desirable habits and tendencies in action, commitment, motive,
attitude, emotion, ways of reasoning and ways of relating to others. For
example, professional competence, honesty, courage, fairness, loyalty,
humility, public well-being, cooperative practices, personal integrity, courage,
self-discipline, perseverance, conscientiousness, fidelity to commitments,
self-respect etc.
Vices are incompetence, dishonesty, cowardice, unfairness, disloyalty,
arrogance, lust, anger, greed, delusion, envy, disobedience, jealousy etc.
An engineer is essentially required to control all the vices and promote
virtues.

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 Ethical Theories
 Honesty as a Virtue
Honesty is a fundamental virtue for those who engage in the relationship
between engineers and their employees and clients. These relationships are
based on trust – trust that engineers will effectively perform the service for which
they are hired.

Dishonesty undermine the functions of engineers such as – false report data,

omit crucial data, designing, construction and production process on which our
society depends.

Virtue of professional responsibility means engineers are concern to do the right

things, are conscientious and diligent in meeting obligation, are truthful, fair,
accountable, answerable or liable for meeting particular obligation.

 Truth, Truthfulness and Trustworthiness.

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 Ethical Theories
 Self-realization Ethics - Motivating professionalism throughout career,
devotion and commitment to professional standards.

Self-realization ethics points to the highly personal commitments that

motivate, guide and give meaning to the work of engineers and other
professionals.

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 Ethical Theories
 Case example of Spiro T. Agneo, Vice-President, USA in 1973
relating application of ethical theories.

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 Ethical Theories
 Moral Judgment / Moral Responsibility
Moral Judgment are involved whenever moral responsibility is ascribed to
someone, but the judgment may be various types. In addition to ascribing (1) a
virtue, they may also ascribe (2) obligations, (3) general moral capacities of
people or (4) liabilities and accountability for actions, (5) blameworthiness or
praiseworthiness.

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 Ethical Theories
 Moral / Ethical Dilemma

 Moral dilemma can be defined as the process through which individuals

try to determine the difference between what is right and wrong, ethical
and unethical by using logic. This is an important and often daily
process that people use when trying to do the right thing.

 At times, the situations occur where one cannot make immediate

decisions as the moral reasons come into conflict. The moral reasons
can be rights, duties, virtues or obligations, which make the decision
making complex. During their careers, many engineers will become
involved in unethical situations they cannot control, possible ethical
dilemmas that may occur to determine his or her personal engineering
ethics threshold for action; that is, which ethical dilemmas may occur at
a workplace before the engineer is forced to an extreme action of
leaving the company or fighting for change.
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 Ethical Theories
 Moral / Ethical Dilemma
 Ethical (or moral) dilemmas are situations in which moral reasons come
into conflict, or in which the applications of moral values are unclear,
and it is not immediately obvious what should be done. Ethical
dilemmas arise in engineering, as elsewhere, because moral values are
many and varied, and can make competing claims. Yet, although moral
dilemmas comprise the most difficult occasions for moral reasoning,
they constitute a relatively small percentage of moral choices, that is,
decisions involving moral values. The vast majority of moral choices are
clear-cut, although we sometimes fail to act responsibly because of
negligence and weakness of will.
 Ethics provides a rational bases for morality and also provides good
reason for why something is moral. Ethics provides a set of standard
behavior that helps us decide how we ought to act in a range of
situations. Ethics is all about making choices and about providing
reasons why we should make these choices.
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 Ethical Theories
 Where and how do Moral Problems Arise in Engineering activities?
 Engineers design and apply the principles of Science and Mathematics’ to
develop economical solution to technical problems. Engineer’s works are to
meet societal, customers, consumers and users need. A problem or
situation that requires an engineers to choose between alternative that
must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical).
 An engineered product or project goes through various stages of
conception, design, and manufacture, followed by testing, sales, and
service. Engineers carry out or supervise the appropriate activities at
whatever stage of this process a convenient division of labor has assigned
them. The nature of the activity or project will generally dictate whether the
engineers involved are civil, electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineers,
to name only a few of the major branches of engineering. Engineers from
the different branches or engineering departments may be grouped
together in teams, or they may be isolated from each other but with some
form of liaison among them.

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 Ethical Theories
 As engineers carry out their tasks, there will be times when their activities
will ultimately lead to a product that is unsafe or less than useful. This may
happen intentionally, or under pressure, or in ignorance. A product may be
intentionally designed for early obsolescence; an inferior material may be
substituted under pressure of time or budget; a product’s ultimately harmful
effects may not be foreseen. Then too, because of the size of a project, or
because of the large numbers of a product sold on the mass market, many
people may be affected. And these problems arise quite apart from the
temptations of bribes and other forms of outright corruption.

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 Ethical Theories
 Making ethical judgments about specific cases and solving
problems by applying Frameworks:
 Recognizing an ethical issue

 Consider the parties involved

 Gather all of the relevant information

 Formulate actions and consider alternatives

 Make a decision

 Act

 Reflect on the outcome

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 PART : 2
Engineering Ethics

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 Engineering Ethics
 Brief History of Building Codes

 King Hammurabi’s Building Code

 Building Code: UK

 Building Code: USA

 Building Code: France and

 Building Code: Bangladesh

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Where does code of ethics come from?

 Concept dates back to antiquity, the phrase code of ethics emerged in

written record around 1794.

 The American Medical Association’s (AMA) own code of ethics, first

drafted in 1847

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Structural Disaster & Failures

When the 19th century drew to a close and the 20th century began, there
had been series of significant structural failures which had a profound
effect on engineers and forced the profession to confront shortcomings in
technical and construction practice, as well as ethical standards.

It may be noted here that there were 18 major structural failures in 19th
Century, which includes spectacular failure such as:-

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Structural Disaster & Failures
 Yarmouth Bridge, UK (1845, died 79),
 Angers Bridge, France (1850, 226 killed),
 The Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster, USA (1876, 92 killed, 64 injured),
 Tay Bridge Disaster, UK (1879, 75 killed),
 Bussuy Bridge Disaster, USA (1887, 38 killed, 40 injured),
 Point Elise Bridge, Canada (1896, 55 killed)
 Quebec Bridge collapse (1907, 75 killed, 11 injured),

These had a profound effect on engineers and forced the profession to confront
shortcomings in technical and construction practice, as well as ethical standards
which led the formation of Engineering Societies.

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Development of Engineering Societies
In the United States growing professionalism gave rise to the
development of four founding engineering societies:-
 The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (1851),
 The American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) (1884),
 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (1880), and
 The American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME) (1871).
 The Geological Society of America (1888), and
 The American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (1894)

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Development of Engineering Societies
 Professional engineering institutions in the UK began in 1818 with
the formation of the Institution of Civil Engineers ; The IMechE was
formed next in 1847 ; The IEE was formed in 1871.
 The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC),1887.
 Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) was established as an
incorporated association in 1914.
 Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) (English: Association of German
Engineers) was established in 1856.

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Development of Engineering Code of Ethics
 USA
 Formal Codes of Ethics by the 03 out of 04 founding engineering
societies was developed and AIEE adopted theirs in 1912, ASCE
and ASME did so in 1914.
 Development of Professional Engineering concerns for professional
practice and protecting the public highlighted by those bridge &
structure failures.
 National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) released in 1946
its Canons of Ethics for Engineers and Rules of Professional
Conduct.

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 Brief History of Engineering Ethics
 Development of Engineering Code of Ethics
UK
 The Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain seems to have
been the first in this respect (1910).
Germany
 The Association of German Engineers developed an oath for all its
members in 1950.
France

 The first code of ethics adopted in 1997.

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 Engineering Code of Ethics
 Ethics of human character for any engineering venture are expressed as moral
principles of conduct. Ethics are the elements which belong to a branch of
philosophy dealing with the moral nature of human conduct, or it may be
defined as, the principles and standards guiding moral conduct in everyday life
or in a special field or profession. The word ethics suggests norms, moral
responsibilities, personal values etc. When we talk about engineering
profession, we talk about engineer’s moral responsibilities and personal. For an
example, an engineer, who is trained for technical skills, is required to observe
certain code of conduct or norms for his acts or behavior. This code of conduct
or behavior pattern is governed by ethical considerations, popularly known as
professional ethics. The professional ethics signifies the code of conduct to be
adopted in practice by the individuals who are in respective profession.

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 Engineering Code of Ethics
 The engineering ethics is the field of system of moral principles that apply
to practice of engineering and the professional Body of Engineering
Profession such as Institute of Engineers, or Council of Engineers which
framed Code of ethics to comply and follow these codes of ethics as
responsibilities and obligation in discharging professional duties &
responsibilities.
 Engineers are required to Comply and follow moral Principles of Code of
ethics of what morally /ethically ought to be done or morally /ethically ought
not to be done by them in a given situation, what is right or wrong about
handling of it or what is good or bad about the Policy, ideas involved and
about the people or society and environment. For responsible
Professionalism Engineer also focus on the good of Clients and the public
at large, which means no harm to be done intentionally. The Code of
Professional Conduct in the field of engineering includes avoiding harm,
protecting environment, as well as promoting public health, safety and
welfare.

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 Engineering Code of Ethics
 Definition of Engineering Code of Ethics

 Engineering ethics is the study of applied ethics and system of moral

principles that apply to the practice of engineering.

 Ethics in engineering is a study of characteristics of morals and conduct

of engineers as professionals and individuals as human beings.

 Engineering ethics, where ethics are implemented in engineering by the

engineers, is necessary for the good of the society. Engineering Ethics
is the study of decisions, policies and values that are morally desirable
in engineering practice and research.

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 Engineering Code of Ethics
 Among the universal ethical values are honesty, integrity, promise-keeping,
fidelity, fairness, respect for others, responsible citizenship, pursuit of
excellence and accountability.” (Michael Josephson)
 It is the study of ethics which resolves around morality – the concept of evil
and good applied in Engineering Activities in broad ways: safety & honesty.
 Engineering ethics consists of the responsibilities and rights that ought to
be endorsed by those engaged in engineering, and also of desirable ideals
and personal commitments in engineering. In a second sense, engineering
ethics is the study of the decisions, policies, and values that are morally
desirable in engineering practice and research. We study engineering
ethics for developing Moral Awareness (Proficiency in recognizing moral
problems and issues in engineering.),cogent Moral Reasoning
(Comprehending, clarifying, and assessing arguments on opposing sides of
moral issues. ), moral Coherence(Forming consistent and comprehensive
viewpoints based on consideration of relevant facts.),moral Imagination(
Discerning alternative responses to moral issues and finding creative
solutions for practical difficulties.),moral Communication(Precision in the
use of a common ethical language, a skill needed to express and support
one’s moral views adequately to others)
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 PART : 3
Engineer’s Duties, Responsibilities &
Ethical Obligations

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 Engineer’s Duties, Responsibilities &
Ethical Obligations
 Engineering / Professional Duties

Duty implies an obligation or moral commitment which an engineer is

expected to perform.

 Engineering / Professional Responsibilities

Responsibility refers to the liability which is assumed or accepted by a

engineer, as a part of his job role or position.

 Engineering / Professional / Ethical Obligations

An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a

duty or commitment.

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 Engineer’s Duties, Responsibilities &
Ethical Obligations
 A code of professional ethics results when a field organizes itself
into a profession. The resulting code is central to advising those
professionals how to conduct themselves, to judge their conduct
and to understand the profession and what their professional
responsibilities in conducting their professional activities.

 Engineers are called upon to address problems and issues both

internally and professionally that cannot be resolved just through the
application of engineering methods alone.

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
 Primary: Obligations to the Public

 Secondary: Obligations to Employer or Client

 Tertiary: Obligations to Other Professionals and Other Parties &

Stakeholders.

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 Professional Ethical Obligations

 Eight Principles Impacting professional Obligations:-

1. Upholding Standard & Professional Quality
2.Protecting The Public Health, Safety and Welfare
3.Demonstrating Professional Competence
4.Maintaining Objectivity/Truthfulness

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 Professional Ethical Obligations

 Eight Principles Impacting professional Obligations:-

5. Faithful Agent/ trustee, Loyalty and addressing conflict of
interest and deception.
6. Preserving Confidentiality
7. Receiving and Providing Valuable Consideration
8. Emerging Areas/Emerging Challenges

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 Principles Impacting professional Obligations

1. Upholding Standard & Professional Quality

 Responsibility to uphold integrity, honor, dignity and values of engineering

profession and commitment not to allow anything goes against the society and
public interest.
 Responsibility to maintain high standard of Professional quality and fair
treatment, loyalty & accountability to employer, client and customers.
 Responsibility and Obligation to maintain high standard of personal behavior in
a responsible manner, principle of informed consent and exercise
responsibilities in an ethical manner.
 Support professional and technical societies of engineering discipline.
 Shall provide opportunities and support for the professional development of the
engineers under supervision.

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 Principles Impacting professional Obligations

2. Protecting The Public Health, Safety and Welfare

 Conformance with Applicable Standards

 Approval/Signing and Sealing of Engineering
 Drawings
 Responsible Charge/Responsible Control
 Safety, Health & Welfare issues, Risk Assessment and mitigation of risk.
 Safe product design, safe engineering design, construction, supervision and
Quality Control of product and engineering process & activities.
 Environmental Sustainability and no harm to environment
 Awareness of Safety Violations

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
3. Demonstrating Professional Competence

 Education, Experience, Qualifications

 Acceptance of Assignment
 Signing and Sealing of Work
 Coordination of Work
 Scope of Practice
 Maintain high standard of Professional quality and fair treatment, loyalty &
accountability to employer, client and customers

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
4. Maintaining Objectivity / Truthfulness/Non-Deception

 Inclusion of All Relevant Information

 Issuance of Public Statements
 Disclosure to Interested Parties
 Expression of Technical Opinions
 Reviewing Work of Another

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
5. Faithful Agent/ trustee, Loyalty and addressing conflict of interest and
deception.

 Faithful Agent and Trustee

 Avoid vs. Disclosure
 Serving on Public Bodies
 Accepting Contracts from Government Bodies
 Part-Time Engineering Work
 Contingent Fee Arrangements
 Representing Adversary Interests
 Consent

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
6. Preserving Confidentiality

 Business or Technical Affairs of Employers/Clients

 Proprietary Information/Files
 Arranging for New Employment or Business Opportunities
 Consent
 Upholding honesty, truth, trade secret, confidentiality, data integrity /
misrepresentation of data & information etc.

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
7. Receiving and Providing Gifts and Other Valuable Consideration

 Accepting Consideration from Suppliers for Specifying Product

 Accepting Commissions/Allowances Directly from
 Contractors
 Political Contributions
 Corrupt Practices, Corruptions, Bribery, Extortion and Political influence,
fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices, and theft.
 Awareness of Illegal Practice

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
 Corrupt Practice, Corruption, Bribery includes-
1) Corrupt Practices, Corruption & Bribery in the public, private and
development sectors;

2) Corrupt Practices, Corruption & Bribery by the organization;

3) Corruption & Bribery by the organization’s personnel acting on the
organization’s behalf or for its benefit;

4) Corruption & Bribery by the organization’s business associates acting

on the organization’s behalf or for its benefit;

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
 Corrupt Practice, Corruption, Bribery includes-
5) Corruption & Bribery of the organization;

6) Corruption & Bribery of the organization’s personnel in relation to

the organization’s activities;

7) Corruption & Bribery of the organization’s business associates in

relation to the organization’s activities;

8) Direct and Indirect Corruption & Bribery (e.g. bribe offered or

accepted through or by a third party).

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
 Corrupt Practice, Corruption, Bribery includes-
9) Corrupt practice also includes conflict of interest with employer, clients, friend,
relations and business associate or with a public servant with whom he is
dealing at that time and concealing such conflict of interest is unethical.
10) Corrupt practice includes corruption, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices.

 Fraudulent Practice- A deceitful practice, misrepresentation, intentional and a

lie.

 Collusive Practice- Harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly in

collusion with others.

 Coercive Practice- Impairing or harming, or threatening to impair or harm,

directly or indirectly to achieve a wrongful gain using influence or force.

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 Professional Ethical Obligations
8. Emerging Areas/Emerging Challenges

 Technology
 Use of Internet and Electronic Practice
 Promoting innovative emerging technology
 Sustainable Design/Development
 Alternative Project Delivery
 Integrated Project Delivery
 Building Information Modeling
 Complying Standards, Specifications, Rules, Regulations, Safety Codes,
Building Codes to tackle emerging challenges.

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 PART : 4
IEB Code of Ethics
and
Rules of Ethics for Professional Engineer

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 Code of Ethics for Engineers
(citing from IEB Code of ethics)

1. As a member of professional body of Engineers:

A. Shall uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity of the
engineering profession using my knowledge and skill.
B. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the
public in the performance of their professional duties.
C. shall try to comply with the principles of sustainable development in
the performance of my professional duties.

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 Code of Ethics for Engineers
(citing from IEB Code of ethics)

2. Shall be honest and impartial and serve with complete fidelity the
public, employer and clients. Shall not accept remuneration for
services rendered other than that from my employer or with my
employer's permission.
3. Shall perform services only in areas of competence.
4. Shall build professional reputation on the merit of services and shall
not compete unfairly with others.

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 Code of Ethics for Engineers
(citing from IEB Code of ethics)

5. Shall act in professional matters for employer or client as faithful

agent or trustee and shall avoid conflict of interest and avoid
deceptive acts.
6. Shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful
manner, and shall not in a self-laudatory language or in any manner
derogatory to the dignity of the profession or professional bodies,
neither advise or write articles for publication, nor shall authorize
such advertisements to be written or published by any other person.

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 Code of Ethics for Engineers
(citing from IEB Code of ethics)

7. Without disclosing the fact to employer in writing shall not be director

of or have a substantial financial interest in, nor be an agent for any
company, firm or person carrying on any contracting consulting or
manufacturing business which is or may be involved in the work to
which my employment relates, nor shall receive directly or indirectly
any royalty, gratuity or commission or any article or process used in
or for the purpose of the work in respect of which you are employed
unless or until such royalty, gratuity or commission has been
authorized in writing by the employer,
8. Shall support the professional and technical societies of
engineering discipline.

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 Code of Ethics for Engineers
(citing from IEB Code of ethics)

9. In connection with work in country other than own, shall order

professional conduct according to these rules, as far as they are
applicable; but where the country has recognized standards of
professional conduct, shall adhere to them.
10.Shall not offer, guide, solicit or receive, either directly or indirectly
any political contribution in an amount intended to influence the
award of a contract by the public authority.
11.Shall avoid bribery and extortion in any form. If encounter such acts
done by any member, engineers shall be ethically bound to report it
to the Ethics Board.

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 Code of Ethics for Engineers
(citing from IEB Code of ethics)

12. Shall continue my professional development throughout career, and

shall provide opportunities and support for the professional
development of the engineers under supervision
13. A member who shall be convicted by a competent tribunal of
criminal offence, which in the opinion of the disciplinary body renders
him unfit to be a member, shall be deemed to have been guilty of
improper conduct.

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 Rules of Ethics and Conduct for
Professional Engineers
1. Social Responsibility to uphold Ethical Values of the Society.

2. Responsibility to Maintain High Standards of Professional

Quality

3. Obligation to Maintain High Standard of Personal Behavior in a

Responsible Manner.

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 Questions?

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