Curtailment of ethical harassment of engineers

Author

Elden, Walter L.

Author_Institution

611 Mimosa Ct., Melbourne, FL, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

11-14 Apr 1996

Firstpage

715

Lastpage

718

Abstract

Nearly all engineering and scientific codes of ethics proclaim that the overriding ethical obligation of a professional is to protect the public´s safety, welfare and environment. The degree to which an engineer/scientist is capable of exercising this obligation will determine how close the individual really has attained standing in society as a true “professional”. The author believes that this goal has not been achieved and that an insidious practice of “ethical harassment” has existed for a long time. Members of the IEEE may request assistance from its Member Conduct Committee or file misconduct complaints against other members when faced with this practice

Keywords

engineering; professional aspects; safety; societies; IEEE; Member Conduct Committee; engineers; environmental protection; ethical harassment; ethical obligation; misconduct complaints; public safety; public welfare protection; Data engineering; Employment; Environment, Health and Safety Committee; Ethics Committee; IEEE members; Member Conduct Committee; Protection; Public policy; Testing; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '96. Bringing Together Education, Science and Technology., Proceedings of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3088-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1996.510166

Filename

510166