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May 13, 2004
A: FROM MENTOR DEBORAH GRUBBE
IN DE
Each state registration board has a similar code of engineering
ethics.
Also, each large company doing business in the USA has their
own
articulated code for business ethics, which, when combined
with the state codes
of ethics for engineers, covers everything you need to know.
Typical
industrial codes of ethics deal with safeguarding of information,
insider trading of
stock and securities, and accepting gifts from business associates
that
work for other companies. Most larger companies strongly discourage
receiving
gifts.
For engineers, the key documents are the State Laws and State
Codes of
Ethics.
Documents like this are on your State Board's website. The
National
Society of Professional Engineers' also has a code of ethics.
The two big items are:
1) Protect the welfare of the public above all else, and
2) Practice only in the areas of your competence. Sometimes
the ethics
codes are written into state law, too, so it pays to do your
homework!
Allie, you are really smart to ask questions like this! Check
out the website for
the NJ State Board.
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