Top 6 most common ethics violations by engineers:
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1. Practicing without a license. Most of the charges related to practicing without a license are cases where the engineer failed to renew his or her license by the deadline, but continued to provide engineering services.
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1. Practicing without a license. Most of the charges related to practicing without a license are cases where the engineer failed to renew his or her license by the deadline, but continued to provide engineering services.
2. Negligence. Cases within this category include errors, omissions, and outright incompetence on the part of the engineer (Gross negligence, performing work outside area of expertise, Failure to exercise care and diligence in the practice of engineering)
3. Improper Use of Seal and/or Title Block. There are a lot of cases involving engineers who didnโt stamp a drawing or report that should have been sealed, or instances where they used their seal when they did not perform/supervise the work.
4. Continuing Education. Surprisingly, many engineers fail to read the license renewal carefully, and they mistakenly certify that they have earned all of the continuing education credits, when, in reality, they have not.
5. Felony Conviction. This disciplinary action speaks for itself. Individual engineers are essentially ambassadors for the profession. The public would quickly loose confidence if the engineering community were comprised of criminals.
6.1 False Statements. The public, clients, and employers all rely on professional engineers being truthful and honest. Lying and making false statements is counter to the canon of ethics.
6.2 The term โfalse statementsโ includes more than lying. It can include deceptive business practices, false advertising, and not disclosing conflicts of interests to clients or employers.
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