NSPE Code of Ethics - Section 12
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/113#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_-_Section_12
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers, Section 12
Importance
high
Used by
BER in evaluating Engineer C's conduct in raising public concerns about the landfill design
Used in context
Cited as the ethical principle governing professional criticism of another engineer's work, requiring due restraint and prohibiting malicious or false injury to professional reputation
Version
Pre-revision (historical, no longer exists in current form)
Source Evidence
Source text
with regard to 12 of the code, we noted in the earlier case that a related ethical principle then obtaining '...does not prohibit ...public criticism; it only requires that the engineer apply due restraint'
Text references
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 indiscriminately criticize another engineer's work.'
with regard to 12 of the code, we noted in the earlier case that a related ethical principle then obtaining '...does not prohibit ...public criticism; it only requires that the engineer apply due restraint'
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
113
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T22:13:37.774793+00:00
First case
113
Generated
2026-03-01T22:13:37.774793+00:00
Attributed to
Case 113 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T22:37:07.045027
Generated by
ProEthica Case 113 Extraction