1.

ENGINEERS SHALL HOLD PARAMOUNT THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE OF THE
PUBLIC.

DISCUSS:
If engineers judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or property, they shall

notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate. They shall approve

only those engineering documents that are in conformity with applicable standards. And shall not

reveal facts, data, or information without the prior consent of the client or employer except as

authorized or required by law or this Code.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report thereon to appropriate
professional bodies and, when relevant, also to public authorities, and cooperate with the proper authorities
in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.

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MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall approve Engineers Knowledgeable N/A All must abide in the
only those engineering abetting the about the standards rules and regulation
documents that are in unlawful practice and proper actions given by the company.
conformity with of Engineering by in times of danger
applicable standards. a person or firm. while on duty
Engineers shall not
reveal facts, data, or
information without the
prior consent of the client
or employer as
authorized or required by
law or this Code.

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 2. ENGINEERS SHALL PERFORM SERVICES ONLY IN THE AREAS OF THEIR COMPETENCE.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the

specific technical fields involved.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers may accept assignments and assume responsibility for coordination of an entire project

and sign and seal the engineering documents for the entire project, provided that each technical

segment is signed and sealed only by the qualified engineers who prepared the segment.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

Engineers shall not affix
their signatures to any
plans or documents
dealing with subject
matter in which they lack
competence, nor to any
plan or document not
prepared under their
direction and control.
MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers Have responsibility N/A All must abide in the
undertaking and diligence on rules and regulation
projects outside their specific fields given by the company.
their specific
technical fields

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 3. ENGINEERS SHALL ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENTS ONLY IN AN OBJECTIVE AND TRUTHFUL
MANNER.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony. They shall
Include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statements, or testimony, which should
bear the date indicating when it was current.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:

Engineers shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on technical matters that are inspired or

Paid for by interested parties, unless they have prefaced their comments by explicitly identifying the

interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking, and by revealing the existence of any interest

the engineers may have in the matters.

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MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers may express Issuance of Have legitimate N/A All must abide in the
publicly technical statements, reports, works and rules and regulation
opinions that are criticisms and/or accomplishments given by the company.
founded upon knowledge argument without
of the facts and basis and in a
competence in the dishonest
subject matter. manner.

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 4. ENGINEERS SHALL ACT FOR EACH EMPLOYER OR CLIENT AS FAITHFUL AGENTS OR
TRUSTEES.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest that could influence or appear to

Influence their judgment or the quality of their services. Engineers shall not accept compensation,

financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on the same project, or for services

pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to by all

interested parties.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers shall not solicit or accept a contract from a governmental body on which a principal or officer

of their organization serves as a member. Engineers in public service as members, advisors, or

employees of a governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in

decisions with respect to services solicited or provided by them or their organizations in private or

public engineering practice.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall not Disclosing Good N/A All must abide in the
solicit or accept financial conflicts of communication and rules and regulation
or other valuable interest and Fair and just deal given by the company.
consideration, directly or accepting with the client
indirectly, from outside considerations
agents in connection from outside the
with the work for which organization
they are responsible.

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 5. ENGINEERS SHALL AVOID DECEPTIVE ACTS

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall not falsify their qualifications or permit misrepresentation of their or their associates

qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or exaggerate their responsibility in or for the subject matter

of prior assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall

not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint venturers, or past

accomplishments.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
They shall not offer any gift or other valuable consideration in order to secure work. They shall not pay

a commission, percentage, or brokerage fee in order to secure work, except to a bona fide employee

or bona fide established commercial or marketing agencies retained by them.

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MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall not offer, Engineers Avoiding Conflict of N/A All must abide in the
give, solicit, or receive, fabricating false interest rules and regulation
either directly or qualifications given by the company.
indirectly, any and
contribution to influence responsibilities
the award of a contract
by public authority, or
which may be
reasonably construed by
the public as having the
effect or intent of
influencing the awarding
of a contract.

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 6. ENGINEERS SHALL BE GUIDED IN ALL THEIR RELATIONS BY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall not attempt to attract an engineer from another employer by false or misleading

Pretenses and shall not promote their own interest at the expense of the dignity and integrity of the

profession.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers shall not accept outside employment to the detriment of their regular work or interest. Before

accepting any outside engineering employment, they will notify their employers.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall Engineers Honesty from the N/A All must abide in the
acknowledge their errors fabricating false start rules and regulation
and shall not distort or qualifications given by the company.
alter the facts. They shall and
advise their clients or responsibilities
employers when they
believe a project will not
be successful .

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 7. ENGINEERS SHALL AT ALL TIMES STRIVE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall not complete, sign, or seal plans and/or specifications that are not in conformity with

Applicable engineering standards. If the client or employer insists on such unprofessional conduct,

they shall notify the proper authorities and withdraw from further service on the project. Engineers are

encouraged to participate in civic affairs; career guidance for youths; and work for the advancement

of the safety, health, and well-being of their community.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development in order to protect

The environment for future generations.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers are Engineers not Proper standard N/A All must abide in the
encouraged to extend taking into operating rules and regulation
public knowledge account the procedures given by the company.
and appreciation of safety, health,
engineering and its and well-being
achievements. of their
community.

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 8. ENGINEERS SHALL AVOID ALL CONDUCT OR PRACTICE THAT DECEIVES THE PUBLIC.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall avoid the use of statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting

a material fact.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Consistent with the foregoing, engineers may prepare articles for the lay or technical press, but such

articles shall not imply credit to the author for work performed by others.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Consistent with the Engineers Observing clear N/A All must abide in the
foregoing, engineers engaging in information to rules and regulation
may advertise deceptive acts prevent given by the company.
for recruitment of that affects the misterpretation
personnel. public

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 9. ENGINEERS SHALL NOT DISCLOSE, WITHOUT CONSENT, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS OR TECHNICAL PROCESSES OF ANY PRESENT OR
FORMER CLIENT OR EMPLOYER, OR PUBLIC BODY ON WHICH THEY SERVE

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, promote or arrange for new

employment or practice in connection with a specific project for which the engineer has gained

particular and specialized knowledge.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
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.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall not Revealing Preventing leakage N/A All must abide in the
reveal, confidential confidential of confidential rules and regulation
information on the information to information without given by the company.
organization, association the public that consent
or company in which might
they belong or belonged compromise or
to. disrupt an
organization or
companys
reputation
and/or
operations

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 10. ENGINEERS SHALL NOT BE INFLUENCED IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DUTIES BY CONFLICTING
INTERESTS.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall not accept financial or other considerations, including free engineering designs, from

material or equipment suppliers for specifying heir product.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:

Engineers shall not accept commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from contractors or other

Parties dealing with clients or employers of the engineer in connection with work for which the engineer

Is responsible

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Conflict of interest in Accepting Becoming fair and N/A All must abide in the
terms of Receiving commissions or just in the field rules and regulation
considerations, and allowances, given by the company.
allowances from outside directly or
sources. indirectly, from
contractors or
other parties

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 11. ENGINEERS SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR ADVANCEMENT OR
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS BY UNTRUTHFULLY CRITICIZING OTHER ENGINEERS, OR BY
OTHER IMPROPER OR QUESTIONABLE METHODS.

DISCUSS:
Engineers in salaried positions shall accept part-time engineering work only to the extent consistent

With policies of the employer and in accordance with ethical considerations.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers shall not request, propose, or accept a commission on a contingent basis under

Circumstances in which their judgment may be compromised.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall not, Usage of an Becoming aware of N/A All must abide in the
without consent, use employers/ lock-out- tag - out rules and regulation
equipment, supplies, companys given by the company.
laboratory, or office equipment,
facilities of an supplies, or
employer facilities without
to carry on outside authorization or
private practice. permission

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 12. ENGINEERS SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO INJURE, MALICIOUSLY OR FALSELY, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, THE PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION, PROSPECTS, PRACTICE, OR EMPLOYMENT
OF OTHER ENGINEERS.
DISCUSS:
Engineers in private practice shall not review the work of another engineer for the same client,

except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the connection of such engineer with the

work has been terminated. Engineers in governmental, industrial, or educational employ are

entitled to review and evaluate the work of other engineers when so required by their

employment duties.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers who believe others are guilty of unethical or illegal practice shall present such information to

the proper authority for action.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers in sales or Engineers Having an legal and N/A All must abide in the
industrial employ are Reviewing and documented review rules and regulation
entitled to make evaluating the of practice given by the company.
engineering work of other
comparisons of engineers not
represented products required in their
with products of other employment
suppliers. duties.

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 13. ENGINEERS SHALL ACCEPT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ENGINEERS MAY SEEK INDEMNIFICATION FOR
SERVICES ARISING OUT OF THEIR PRACTICE FOR OTHER THAN GROSS NEGLIGENCE,
WHERE THE ENGINEERS INTERESTS CANNOT OTHERWISE BE PROTECTED.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall conform with state registration laws in the practice of engineering.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers shall not use association with a non-engineer, a corporation, or partnership as a

cloak for unethical acts.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers shall abide Engineers must Filtered registration N/A All must abide in the
to the respective comply to the rules and regulation
associations wherein registration rules given by the company.
they are belonging to and regulation

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BSEE V
 14. ENGINEERS SHALL GIVE CREDIT FOR ENGINEERING WORK TO THOSE TO WHOM CREDIT IS
DUE, AND WILL RECOGNIZE THE PROPRIETARY INTERESTS OF OTHERS.

DISCUSS:
Engineers shall, whenever possible, name the person or persons who may be individually

responsible for designs, inventions, writings, or other accomplishments. Engineers using

designs supplied by a client recognize that the designs remain the property of the client and
may not be duplicated by the engineer for others without express permission.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and should

keep current in their specialty fields by engaging in professional practice, participating in

continuing education courses, reading in the technical literature, and attending professional

meetings and seminars

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Engineers, before Duplicating the Avoiding duplication N/A All must abide in the
undertaking work for works or of works. rules and regulation
others in connection intellectual given by the company.
with which the properties of
engineer may make others without
improvements, plans, permission.
designs, inventions, or
other records that may
justify copyrights or
patents, should
enter into a positive
agreement regarding
ownership.

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 15. WORKLOAD OPTIMIZATION ACT OF 2006

DISCUSS:
An Act to Optimize Workload and ensure Workplace Safety for employees paid by results and those

who are subjected to extraordinary working conditions, amending for this purpose Art. 101 Payment by

results of P.D. No. 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, providing

penalties, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Regulate the conduct of Workload Measurements and Workplace Safety Assessments and the

determination of production output as basis of calculating rates per piece only by Registered Industrial

Engineers.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Afford protection to labor industries and Having a strong N/A All must abide in the
and ensure the safety businesses not basis of Safety rules and regulation
and well being of adhering to Assesments given by the company.
workers by ensuring appropriate
workplace safety; work hours and
Allow businesses and rest periods for
industries reasonable employees
returns on their
investments by
determining optimum
levels of
production/service
output.

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BSEE V
 16. THE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LAW OF 2006

DISCUSS:
An Act regulating the practice of Industrial Engineering in the Philippines, providing penalties,

appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
For certification and credentials for the mastery of the industrial engineering profession/ field

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

MECHANISM NESS/ES
Graduates of For the mastery Having a strong N/A All must abide in the
BSIE/BSIME SY 2006- of the industrial basis of Safety rules and regulation
2007 or earlier; engineering Assesments given by the company.
Fulltime IE faculty profession/ field
members may or may
not take the licensure
exams provided he
earns the IE Technical
Skills

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BSEE V
 17. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7920: "New Electrical Engineering Law."

DISCUSS:
An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation for The practice, licensing, and

registration of electrical engineers and Electricians.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
A valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license from the Commission are

required before any person is allowed to practice electrical engineering in the Philippines

except as otherwise allowed under this Act.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING MECHANISM STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

NESS/ES
All applicants for The professional Responsive N/A All must abide in the
registration for the electrical engineer, regulations rules and regulation
practice of electrical registered electrical given by the company.
engineering in the engineer, and registered
Philippines shall be master electrician shall
required to pass a receive the benefits and
privileges appurtenant to
technical
this listed membership in
examination as
the duty integrated and
hereafter provided accredited electrical
except as otherwise engineering association
specifically allowed only upon payment of the
under this Act. required membership
fees and dues.

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18. ARTICLE IV SUNDRY PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING

DISCUSS:
A registered electrical engineer's field of practice includes charge or supervision of operation and

maintenance of electrical equipment in power plants, industrial plants, watercraft, electric locomotive,

and others; manufacture and repair of electrical supply and utilization equipment including

switchboards, power transformers, generators, motors, apparatus, and others; teaching of electrical

subjects; and sale and distribution of electrical equipment and systems requiring engineering

circulations or application of engineering data

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Certificates of specialty shall be issued by the Board, subject to the approval of the Commission, to

professional electrical engineers who have been screened and recommended by the integrated and

accredited electrical engineering association. These are for specific fields in which the applicants have

specialized knowledge, training and experience and have demonstrated their competence and

expertise. The Board shall, subject to the approval of the Commission, and after consultation with the

said association, prescribe and issue the necessary guidelines for the issuance of these certificates.

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 KEY ELEMENT ENABLING MECHANISM STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION
NESS/ES
qualified personnel electrical engineering in the Specific job N/A All must abide in the
shall be employed to Philippines without having roles rules and regulation
ensure safe previously obtained a given by the company.
operation and certificate of registration
safeguard public and a professional license
welfare, life and from the Board of Electrical
property: Engineering

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BSEE V
 20. REPUBLIC ACT 544: THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAW

DISCUSS:
An act regulating the practice of Civil Engineering in the Philippines, prescribes policies, guidelines,

rules and regulations for government infrastructure contracts.

IDENTIFY OUTCOMES:
Strive to increase the competence and prestige of the civil engineering profession and support the

professional and technical societies of their discipline.

KEY ELEMENT ENABLING MECHANISM STRENGTH/s WEAK- RECOMMENDATION

NESS/ES
Civil engineers shall Civil engineering in the Specific job N/A All must abide in the
uphold paramount Philippines without roles rules and regulation
the safety health and having previously given by the company.
welfare of the public obtained a certificate of
and shall strive to registration and a
professional license from
comply with the
the Board of Civil
principles of
Engineering
sustainable
development in the
performance of their
duties.

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BSEE V