Ethically responsible engineers legal

Civil engineers have legal and ethical responsibilities on any projects they undertake. A responsible design will make the best use of the property and minimize the impact on the environment. Project designs should be pleasing to the eye and blend with the natural surroundings. Space should be both attractive and well used for the specific purpose of the project. 

Understanding legal and ethical responsibilities pertinent to reverse engineering... 

Stories are about people. In the process industries, we cannot generally reveal names and personal details for both ethical and legal reasons. However, we can often identify the persons involved with a job title such as Operations Superintendent or Lead Instrument Engineer. These titles usually give the reader enough information to visualize the persons involved and what their roles and responsibilities were likely to have been. 

Ethical behavior, including client confidentiality, codes of ethics within and outside of engineering societies, anticorruption and the differences between legal requirements and ethical expectations, and the profession s responsibility to hold paramount public health, safety, and welfare. 

In consideration for enployment, a chemical engineer (or any enployee) accepts what are called fiduciary responsibilities. This means that trust has been placed in the engineer to act faithfully for the good of the firm This is a general legal principle and is covered in the AIChE code of ethics. 

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