CODE OF ETHICS FOR CORPORATE MEMBERS
Effective from March 1, 2004
1.0 Preamble
1.1 The Corporate Members of The Institution
of Engineers (India) are committed to promote and practice the profession of engineering
for the common good of the community bearing in mind the following concerns :
1.1.1 Concern for ethical standard;
1.1.2 Concern for social justice, social
order and human rights;
1.1.3 Concern for protection of the
environment;
1.1.4 Concern for sustainable development;
1.1.5 Public safety and tranquility.
2.0 The Tenets of the Code of Ethics
2.1 A Corporate Member shall utilise
his knowledge and expertise for the welfare, health and safety of the community
without any discrimination for sectional or private interests.
2.2 A Corporate Member shall maintain
the honour, integrity and dignity in all his professional actions to be worthy of
the trust of the community and the profession.
2.3 A Corporate Member shall act only
in the domains of his competence and with diligence, care, sincerity and honesty.
2.4 A Corporate Member shall apply his
knowledge and expertise in the interest of his employer or the clients for whom
he shall work without compromising with other obligations to these Tenets.
2.5 A Corporate Member shall not falsify
or misrepresent his own or his associates' qualifications, experience, etc.
2.6 A Corporate Member, wherever necessary
and relevant, shall take all reasonable steps to inform himself, his employer or
clients, of the environmental, economic, social and other possible consequences,
which may arise out of his actions.
2.7 A Corporate Member shall maintain
utmost honesty and fairness in making statements or giving witness and shall do
so on the basis of adequate knowledge.
2.8 A Corporate Member shall not directly
or indirectly injure the professional reputation of another member.
2.9 A Corporate Member shall reject
any kind of offer that may involve unfair practice or may cause avoidable damage
to the ecosystem.
2.10 A Corporate Member shall be concerned
about and shall act in the best of his abilities for maintenance of sustainability
of the process of development.
2.11 A Corporate Member shall not act
in any manner which may injure the reputation of the Institution or which may cause
any damage to the Institution financially or otherwise.
3.0 General Guidance
The Tenets of the Code of Ethics are based on the
recognition that –
3.1 A common tie exists among the humanity
and that The Institution of Engineers (India) derives its value from the people,
so that the actions of its Corporate Members should indicate the member’s highest
regard for equality of opportunity, social justice and fairness;
3.2 The Corporate Members of the Institution
hold a privileged position in the community so as to make it a necessity for their
not using the position for personal and sectional interests.
4.0 And, as such, a Corporate Member –
4.1 should keep his employer or client
fully informed on all matters in respect of his assignment which are likely to lead
to a conflict of interest or when, in his judgement, a project will not be viable
on the basis of commercial, technical, environmental or any other risks;
4.2 should maintain confidentiality
of any information with utmost sincerity unless expressly permitted to disclose
such information or unless such permission, if withheld, may adversely affect the
welfare, health and safety of the community;
4.3 should neither solicit nor accept
financial or other considerations from anyone related to a project or assignment
of which he is in the charge;
4.4 should neither pay nor offer direct
or indirect inducements to secure work;
4.5 should compete on the basis of merit
alone;
4.6 should refrain from inducing a client
to breach a contract entered into with another duly appointed engineer;
4.7 should, if asked by the employer
or a client, to review the work of another person or organisation, discuss the review
with the other person or organisation to arrive at a balanced opinion;
4.8 should make statements or give evidence
before a tribunal or a court of law in an objective and accurate manner and express
any opinion on the basis of adequate knowledge and competence; and
4.9 should reveal the existence of any
interest – pecuniary or otherwise – which may affect the judgement while giving
an evidence or making a statement.
5.0 Any decision of the Council as per
provisions of the relevant Bye-Laws of the Institution shall be final and binding
on all Corporate Members.
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