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Code of Ethics BSEE

The document outlines a Code of Ethics for electrical engineers with the Board of Electrical Engineering. It details engineers' responsibilities in their professional life, relations with clients/employers, and relations with fellow engineers. Engineers must act with integrity, avoid conflicts of interest, guard safety, advise clients honestly, and credit other engineers' work. Violating the code's provisions constitutes unethical conduct subject to disciplinary action by the Board.

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Code of Ethics BSEE

The document outlines a Code of Ethics for electrical engineers with the Board of Electrical Engineering. It details engineers' responsibilities in their professional life, relations with clients/employers, and relations with fellow engineers. Engineers must act with integrity, avoid conflicts of interest, guard safety, advise clients honestly, and credit other engineers' work. Violating the code's provisions constitutes unethical conduct subject to disciplinary action by the Board.

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Code of Ethics

Board of Electrical Engineering

Article I PROFESSIONAL LIFE

 Section 1. An Electrical Engineer should discharge his duties with absolute fidelity to his clients
and employers, and to act at all times, with fairness and impartiality to all, having due regard to
public interest and welfare.
 Section 2. An Electrical Engineer should uphold the honor and dignity of his profession and,
therefore, should avoid association with any person or enterprises of known questionable
character.
 Section 3. An Electrical Engineer should strive to upgrade his skill and knowledge in electrical
engineering in order to give the best possible service to the public which could be attained by
interchanging information and experiences with other engineers, and by unselfishly contributing
to the mission of engineering societies, institutes, schools and engineering and scientific media,
and other public institutions.
 Section 4. An Electrical Engineer should only advertise his work or merit in a simple manner and
avoid any practice that will discredit or do injury to the dignity and honor of his profession.
 Section 5. An Electrical Engineer should endeavor to extend public knowledge of engineering
and shall discourage spreading the untrue, unfair, and exaggerated statements regarding
engineering.
 Section 6. An Electrical Engineer, should have due regard at all times for the safety of the life
and health of his employees, other workers, as well as of the general public and for the
protection of property that may be affected by the work this responsibility.
 Section 7. An Electrical Engineer should express an opinion on engineering subject, whether
publicly or privately, only when such opinion is called for, his opinion must be founded on
adequate knowledge and information of the relevant issues and facts based upon his honest
convictions.
 Section 8. An Electrical Engineer should not issue statements, criticisms, opinions, arguments or
other views on matters except where public interest is affected.

Article II RELATION WITH CLIENT AND EMPLOYER

 Section 1. An Electrical Engineer should be fair, impartial and reasonable in rendering


professional service to his clients, employers and contractors regarding contracts or other
agreements.
 Section 2. An Electrical Engineer should, before undertaking any engagement or entering into
any contracts which calls for his professional service that will require or need the use of
apparatus, other equipment or things in which he has financial interest, have such situation
clarified in the contract or agreement to avoid conflict of interests.
 Section 3. An Electrical Engineer should be vigilant in guarding against conditions that may be
dangerous or threatening to life, health, or property on work for which he is responsible, or
otherwise bring such conditions to the attention of those responsible.
 Section 4. An Electrical Engineer should present clearly the known possible consequences or
limitations of the work for which he will be responsible.
 Section 5. An Electrical Engineer should honestly advise his clients or employer to engage the
services of other experts and specialists, and should cooperate with them in the interests of his
client or employer.
 Section 6. An Electrical Engineer should not accept compensation from more than one
interested party for the same professional service pertaining to the same work, without the
consent of all affected parties.
 Section 7. An Electrical Engineer should not divulge confidential matters or information which
has come to his knowledge concerning affairs of his client or employers, without their consent.
 Section 8. An Electrical Engineer should not be financially interested in the bids of a contractor
on competitive work for which he has been or expects to be employed as an engineer, unless he
has the consent of his client of employer
 Section 9. An Electrical Engineer should promptly disclose to his client or employer and interest
which he may have in a business that may conflict with or affect his decision regarding
engineering work for which he is employed or which he may be called upon to perform.

Article III RELATIONS WITH FELLOW ENGINEERS

 Section 1. An Electrical Engineer should endeavor at all times to protect the engineering
profession collectively and individually against misrepresentation, distortion, misunderstanding
or unfair criticism.
 Section 2. An Electrical Engineer should give credit for the engineering work to the person whom
the credit is legally due.
 Section 3. An Electrical Engineer should live up to the standards of professional practice for
electrical engineering.
 Section 4. An Electrical Engineer should not directly or indirectly injure the professional
reputation, prospects, or practice of his fellow engineers. Whenever he finds an Engineer
violating the rules of unethical or unprofessional practices, he should not hesitate to bring the
matter to the proper forum for disciplinary or for other appropriate action.
 Section 5. An Electrical Engineer should not compete with another Engineer on the basis of
compensation for particular work by means of underbidding, after the results of a public bidding
are announced.
Article IV PENAL PROVISIONS

 Section 1. Violation of any provision of this Code shall constitute unethical, unprofessional and
dishonorable conduct and the violator shall be subjected to disciplinary action by the Board of
Electrical Engineering

EFFECTIVITY

 This Code shall take effect upon approval by the Commission and after fifteen (15) days
following its publication in the Official Gazette. Adopted in the City of Manila, this 9th of May,
1988.

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%20Code%20of%20Ethics_0.pdf

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