CANON 5
Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their
services and shall not compete unfairly with others.
- Engineers shall not give, solicit or receive either directly or indirectly,
any political contribution, gratuity, or unlawful consideration in order
to secure work, exclusive of securing salaried positions through
employment agencies.
- Engineers should negotiate contracts for professional services fairly
and on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications for
the type of professional service required.
- Engineers may request, propose or accept professional commissions
on a contingent basis only under circumstances in which their
professional judgments would not be compromised.
- Engineers shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of their
academic or professional qualifications or experience.
- Engineers shall give proper credit for engineering work to those to
whom credit is due, and shall recognize the proprietary interests of
others. Whenever possible, they shall name the person or persons who
may be responsible for designs, inventions, writings or other
accomplishments.
- 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:
- Professional cards in recognized, dignified publications, and
listings in rosters or directories published by responsible
organizations, provided that the cards or listings are consistent
in size and content and are in a section of the publication
regularly devoted to such professional cards.
- 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 projects
described.
- 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 projects described.
- 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.
- 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.
- Permission by engineers for their names to be used in
commercial advertisements, such as may be published by
contractors, material suppliers, etc., only by means of a modest,
dignified notation acknowledging the engineers' participation in
the project described. Such permission shall not include public
endorsement of proprietary products
- 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.
- Engineers shall not use equipment, supplies, laboratory or office
facilities of their employers to carry on outside private practice without
the consent of their employers.
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