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Ma. Adeliza F.Mortalla BSChE-5 ChE Laws and Ethics Engr. Felix Ojario PIChE Code of Ethics Section 1. The chemical engineer shall be guided in all his relations by the highest standards of honorand integrity and shall act with fairness and impartiality to all. Section 2. The chemical engineer shall uphold at all times the dignity of the chemical engineeringprofession and shall protect it from misrepresentation. Section 3. The chemical engineer shall avoid being associated with any enterprise which is of questionable character or is contrary to law or public welfare. Section 4. The chemical engineer shall express a professional opinion only when he is adequatelyinformed of the facts related there to and the purposes for which the opinion is asked. Section 5. The chemical engineer shall not issue statements, criticism or arguments on matters of public concern which are inspired or paid for by private interests, unless he indicates in whose behalf he is making the statement. Section 6. The chemical engineer shall not indulge in selflaudatory advertisement nor makeexaggerated, untrue, or misleading statements in media or any public forum. Section 7. The chemical engineer shall be mindful of the safety and convenience of the public at all timesand shall make every effort to remedy or bring to the attention of his client or employer anydangerous defect in equipment or structures or dangerous conditions of operation which come to hisknowledge. Section 8. The chemical engineer shall consider it his professional obligation to protect the in terestof his client, employer or any person of responsibility and he shall act accord ingly as long as it doesnot conflict with law, public policy, and welfare. Section 9. The chemical engineer shall make known to his client or employer all his other professionalobligations, financial interests, or other considerations which might restrict or interfere with his meetingthe legitimate expectations of his client or employer before undertaking an engagement.

Section 10. The chemical engineer shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise form more thanone client or employer who is in the same line of business or has conflicting interest with the others,without the consent of all parties; he shall not accept compensation directly or indirectly from parties dealing with his client or employer except with the consent of his client or employer. Section 11. The chemical engineer shall present clearly the consequences or risk that will arise if hisprofessional judgment or work, for which he is responsible, is overruled. Section 12. The chemical engineer shall not hesitate to engage, or advise his client or employer toengage the services of other experts or specialists on problems on which his information or experienceis inadequate. Section 13 . The chemical engineer shall regard as the property of his client or employer any plan,design, or other record which results from the use of information which is not common knowledge orpublic property, but which information is obtained from his client or employer. Section 14. The chemical engineer shall exchange general information and experience with his fellowchemical engineers, contribute to the work of engineering societies and schools, and cooperate in suchother endeavors as will enhance the effectiveness of the chemical engineering profession. Section 15. The chemical engineer shall encourage and provide opportunity for the professionaldevelopment or advancement of chemical engineers in his employ. Section 16. The chemical engineer shall recognize the view that inadequate compensation forprofessional services tend towards inferior and unreliable work and shall not accept compensationbeneath the generally accepted level of professional fee. Section 17. The chemical engineer shall not compete with another engineer unfairly, such as reducinghis usual professional charges for work after having been informed of the charges asked by others.

Section 18 The chemical engineer shall not injure or attempt to injure falsely or maliciously, directlyor indirectly, the professional reputation, competence, capability, prospects, or practice of anotherprofessional. Section 19. The chemical engineer shall endeavor at all times to give credit to those to whom credit isproperly due. Section 20. The chemical engineer shall not review the work of another chemical engineer for the sameclient or employer without the prior knowledge and consent of such engineer when the client oremployer relation of such chemical engineer has already been terminated, prior notice is sufficient. Section 21. The chemical engineer shall report any infraction of any rules of professional conduct to thePhilippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PICHE) for proper appraisal and shall be ready to testify, if necessary. Section 22. This Code shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the OfficialGazette