Ontario Code Of Ethics, Section 77 Of The Ontario Regulation 941

The Professional Engineers of Ontario Code of Ethics, Section 77 of the Ontario Regulation 941, article two, states the responsibilities and obligations of an engineering practitioner with a strong focus on society, the public and conducting yourself as an engineer in an appropriate manner. The article outlines the engineering practitioner’s duty to public welfare as paramount, to educate the public truthfully about the profession of engineering, to perform duties only in which you are knowledgeable and competent to do so and permanently display his/her license publicly in their place of business.1 The code of ethics is a very important part of the role of an engineer as it puts measures in place to ensure a standard practice of accountability, honesty and integrity. While some engineers may believe that conforming to the code of ethics causes a hindrance on their personal life and freedom, it is very important that these measures are put into place and followed. These standards must be maintained within the profession of engineering to allow the public to have confidence in their expertise.
The first section of article two in the code of ethics states: a practitioner shall regard his duty to public welfare as paramount.2 This means that it is an engineer’s moral obligation to risk losing their job and to make
The forty steel bolts that were meant to keep the deck securely fastened down have been sent away for testing.12 Many other ideas have circulated as to what might have happened to cause this failure such as wind speeds, temperatures, and the tension in the cables being too tight. Even though the design was said to satisfy all of the codes from what they can see currently and they are leaning towards a material failure, the public still has very negative opinions, to the extent they do not want these engineers practicing