1. 15 Sections of Code of Ethics
and
5 Code of Conduct
for Engineers:
Reference:
Board of Engineer Malaysia (BEM)
& IEM Documentations
Professor Dr R.Badlishah AhmadProfessor Dr R.Badlishah Ahmad
UniMAP (2015)UniMAP (2015)

2. 15 Sections of Code of Ethics:
Guidelines attempt to provide guidance about
values and choices to influence decision-making

3. Section 1: The Engineer will be guided in all
his/her professional relations by the highest
standards of integrity and will act in professional
matters for each client or employer as a faithful
agent or trustee.

4. Section 2: The Engineer will have proper regard
for the safety, health and welfare of the public in
the performance of his/her professional duties.

5. Section 3: The Engineer will avoid all conduct or
practice likely to discredit or unfavourably reflect
upon the dignity or honour of the profession.

6. Section 4: The Engineer will endeavour to
extend public knowledge and appreciation of
engineering and its achievements and to protect
the engineering profession from
misrepresentation and misunderstanding.

7. Section 5: The Engineer will express an opinion
of an engineering subject only when founded on
adequate knowledge and honest conviction.

8. Section 6: The Engineer will undertake
engineering assignments for which he/she will be
responsible only when qualified by training or
experience, and he/she will engage or advise
engaging experts and specialists whenever the
client’s or employer’s interests are best served by
such service.

9. Section 7: The Engineer will not disclose
confidential information concerning the business
affairs or technical processes of any present or
former client or employer without his/her consent.

10. Section 8: The Engineer will endeavour to avoid
a conflict of interest with his/her employer or
client, but when unavoidable, the Engineer shall
fully disclose the circumstances to his/her
employer or client.

11. Section 9: The Engineer will uphold the principle
of appropriate and adequate compensation for
those engaged in engineering work.

12. Section 10: The Engineer will not accept
compensation, financial or otherwise, from more
than one interested party for the same service or
for services pertaining to the same work unless
there is full disclosure to and consent of all
interested parties.

13. Section 11: The Engineer will not compete
unfairly with another engineer by attempting to
obtain employment or advancement or
professional engagements by competitive bidding,
by taking advantage of a salaried position, by
criticising other engineers or by other improper or
questionable methods.

14. Section 12: The Engineer will not attempt to
injure, maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly,
the professional reputation, prospects, practice or
employment of another engineer, nor will he/she
discriminately criticise another engineer’ work in
public. If he/she believes that another engineer is
guilty of unethical or illegal practice, he/she shall
present such information to the proper authority
for action.

15. Section 13: The Engineer will not associate with
or allow the use of his/her name by an enterprise
of questionable character, or will he/she become
professionally associated with engineers who do
not conform to ethical practices or with persons
not legally qualified to render the professional
services for which the association is intended.

16. Section 14: The Engineer will give credit for
engineering work to who credit is due and will
recognise the proprietary interests of others.

17. Section 15: The Engineer will cooperate in
extending the effectiveness of the profession by
interchanging information and experience with
other engineers and students and will endeavour
to provide opportunity for the professional
development and advancement of engineers
under his/her supervision.

18. 5 Code of Conducts:
Regulations assert that some specific actions are
appropriate or inappropriate (required, acceptable
or prohibited)

19. 1.0 A Registered Engineer shall at all times hold
paramount the safety, health
and welfare of the public.

20. 2.0 A Registered Engineer shall undertake
assignments only if he is qualified
by education and experience in the specific
technical fields in which he is
involved.

21. 3.0 A Registered Engineer shall issue public
statements only in an objective
and truthful manner.

22. 4.0 A Registered Engineer shall act for each
employer or clients as faithful
agent or trustee.

23. 5.0 A Registered Engineer shall conduct himself
honourably, responsibly,
ethically and lawfully so as to enhance the
honour, reputation and
usefulness of the profession.

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