NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_for_Engineers
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.98
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in analyzing Engineer A's obligations
Used in context
Primary normative authority cited throughout the discussion, including Section II.4 on faithful agent and trustee obligations, confidentiality provisions, and the prohibition on representing adverse interests without consent
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
In deciding that it was ethical for Engineer A to provide services to the parties in the manner described under the facts, the Board noted that it does not believe the facts rose to the level of a conflict of interest prohibited by the NSPE Code.
Text references
Being a 'faithful agent and trustee' to a client does not obligate an engineer to a duty of absolute devotion in perpetuity. (See NSPE Code Section II.4.)
In deciding that it was ethical for Engineer A to provide services to the parties in the manner described under the facts, the Board noted that it does not believe the facts rose to the level of a conflict of interest prohibited by the NSPE Code.
The Code also states that 'Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, participate in or represent an adversary interest in connection with a specific project or proceeding in which the engineer has gained particular specialized knowledge on behalf of a former client or employer.'
The NSPE Code of Ethics (and the codes of other engineering societies) make it clear that 'Engineers shall not disclose, without consent, confidential information concerning the business affairs or technical processes of any present or former client or employer...'
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Extraction details
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Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
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First case
75
Generated
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Attributed to
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