Code of Ethics

Civil Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor and dignity of the civil engineering profession
by:

1. Using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare and the environment;

2. Being honest and impartial and serving with fidelity the public, their employer/employees and clients;

3. Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the civil engineering profession; and

4. Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciples.

Fundamental Canons

1. Civil Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to
comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their duties.

2. Civil Engineers shall perform services only in area of their competence.

3. Civil Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.

4. Civil Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or
trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest.

5. Civil Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not
compete unfairly with others.

6. Civil Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity and dignity of
the civil engineering profession.

7. Civil Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers, and shall
provide opportunities for the professional development of those civil engineers under their supervision.

Guidelines to Practice under the Fundamental Canons of Ethics

Canon 1. Civil Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall
strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional
duties.

a. Civil Engineers shall recognize that the lives safety, health and welfare of the general public are
dependent upon engineering judgment, decision and practices incorporated into structure, machine,
products, processes and devices.
b. Civil Engineers shall approve or seal only those design documents reviewed and prepared by them,
which are determine to be say for public health and welfare in conformity with accepted engineering
standards.

c. Civil Engineers whose professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety,
health and welfare of the public endangered, or the principle of sustainable development ignore shall
inform their client or employers of the possible consequences.

d. Civil Engineers who have knowledge or reason to believe that another person or firm may be in
violation of any of the provisions of Canon 1 shall present such information to the proper authority in
writing and shall coordinate with the proper authority in furnishing such further information or
assistance as may be required.

e. Civil Engineers should seek opportunities to be of constructive service in civic affair and work for the
advancement of the safety, health and well being of their community, and the protection of the
environment through the practice of sustainable development.

f. Civil Engineers should be committed to improving the environment by adherence to the principles of
sustainable development so as to enhance the quality of life of the general public.

Canon 2. Civil Engineers shall perform services only in area of their competence.

a. Civil Engineers shall undertake to perform engineering assignment only when qualified by education
or experience in the technical field of engineering involved.

b. Civil Engineers may accept an assignment requiring education of experience outside of their own
fields of competence; provide their services are restricted to those phases of the project in which they
are qualified. All other phases of such project shall be performed by qualified associates, consultant, and
employees.

c. Civil Engineers shall not affix their signature or seals to any civil engineering plan or document dealing
with subject matter in which they lack competence by virtue of education of experience or to any such
plan or document not reviewed of prepared under their supervision and control.

d. Civil Engineers shall not use The Specialty Engineering Title such as Structural Engineer,
Transportation Engineer, Water Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Construction Engineer, etc, without
the PICE Specialist Accreditation.

Canon 3. Civil Engineers shall issue public statement only in an objective and truthful manner.

a. Civil Engineers should endeavor to extend the public knowledge of Civil Engineering and sustainable
development, and shall not participate in the dissemination of untrue, unfair, or exaggerated statement
regarding Civil Engineering.

b. Civil Engineers shall be objective and truthful in professional reports, statement or testimony. They
shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statement or testimony.
c. Civil Engineers when serving as expert witnesses shall express Civil Engineering opinion only when it is
founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts upon a background of technical competence and upon
honest conviction.

d. Civil Engineers shall issue no statements, criticism, or arguments on Civil Engineering matters which
are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they indicate on whose behalf the statements are
made.

e. Civil Engineers shall be dignified and modest in explaining their work and merit, and will avoid any act
tending to promote their own interests at the expense of the integrity, honor, and dignity of the Civil
Engineering profession and/or related profession.

Canon 4. Civil Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or
trustees and shall avoid conflicts of interests.

a. Civil Engineers shall avoid all known or potential conflicts of interest with their employers and clients
and shall promptly inform their employers or clients of any business association, interests, or
circumstances which could influence their judgments of the quality of their services.

b. Civil Engineers shall not accept compensation from more than one party for services on the same
project or for services pertaining to the same project unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to and
agreed to by all interested projects.

c. Civil Engineers shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their
agents, or other parties dealing with their clients or employers in connection with work for which they
are responsible.

d. Civil Engineers in public services as members, advisors of employees of a governmental body or

department shall not participate in consideration or actions with respect to services solicited or
provided by them or their organization in private or public engineering practice.

e. Civil Engineers shall advice their employers or clients when as a result of their studies they believe a
project will not be successful.

f. Civil Engineers shall not use confidential information coming to them in the course of their
assignments as a means of making personal profit if such action is adverse to the interest of their clients,
employers or the public.

g. Civil Engineers shall not accept professional employment outside of their regular work or interests
without the knowledge of their employers.

Canon 5. Civil Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall
not compete unfairly with others.
a. Civil Engineers shall not give, solicit or receive either directly or indirectly and in political contribution,
gratuity or unlawful consideration in order to secure work, exclusive of securing salaried position
through employment agencies.

b. Civil Engineers should negotiate contracts for professional services fairly on the basis of demonstrated
competence and qualifications for the type of professional service required.

c. Civil Engineers may request; propose or accept professional commission on a contingent basis only
under circumstances in which their professional judgment would not be compromise.

d. Civil Engineers shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of their academic or professional
qualifications or experience.

e. Civil Engineers shall give proper credit for engineering works to those whom credit is due, and shall
recognize the proprietary interest of others. Whenever possible, they shall name the person or person
who may be responsible for designs, inventions, writings or other accomplishment.

f. Civil Engineers may advertise professional services in a way that does not contain misleading language
or is in any other manner derogatory to the dignity of the profession. Examples of permissible
advertising are as follows:

1. Professional cards in recognized, dignified publication, and listing in rosters or directory

publish by listings are consistent in size and content and are in a section of the publication regularly
devoted to such professional cards.

2. Brochures which factually describe experience, facilities, personnel and capacity to render
service, providing they are not misleading with respect to the engineer’s participation in project
described.

3. Display advertising in recognized dignified business and professional publications, providing it

is factual and is not misleading with respect to the engineer’s extent of participation in project
described.

4. A statement of the engineers’ names or the name of the firm and statement of the type of
service posted on projects for which they render services.

5. Preparation or authorization of descriptive articles for the lay or technical press, which are
factual and dignified. Such articles shall not imply anything more than direct participation in the project
described.

6. Permission by engineers for their names to be used in commercial advertisements, such as

may be published by contractors, materials suppliers, etc, only by means of a modest, dignified notation
acknowledging engineers’ participation in the project described. Such permission shall not include public
endorsement proprietary products.
g. Civil Engineers shall not maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, injure the professional reputation,
prospects, practice or employment of another engineer or indiscriminately criticize another’s work.

h. Civil Engineers shall not use equipments, supplies, and laboratory or office facilities of their employers
to carry on outside private practice without the consent of their employers.

Canon 6. Civil Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, and dignity of
the civil engineering profession.

a. Civil Engineers shall not knowingly act in a manner which will be derogatory to the honor, integrity, or
dignity of the civil engineering profession or knowingly engage in business or professional practices of a
fraudulent, dishonest or unethical nature.

Canon 7. Civil Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers, and
shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those Civil Engineers under their
supervision.

a. Civil Engineers should keep current in their specialty fields by engaging in professional practice,
participating in continuing education courses, reading in the technical literature, and attending
professional meetings and seminars.

b. Civil Engineers should encourage their engineering employees to become registered at the earliest
possible date.

c. Civil Engineers should encourage engineering employees to attend and present papers at professional
and technical society meetings.

d. Civil Engineers shall uphold the principle of mutually satisfying relationships between employment
and employees with respect to terms of employment including professional grade descriptions, salary
ranges, and fringe benefits.