The ieee code of ethics is a good place to start;

http://www.ieee.org/portal/site/mainsit
/menuitem.818c0c39e85ef176fb2275875bac2
c8/index.jsp?&pName=corp_level1&path=about/whatis&file=code.xml&xsl=generic.xsl


--- [email protected] wrote:

> Engineering ethics with an emphasis on EMC and
> safety:
> 
> Some might think that the discussion of engineering
> philosophy, EMC
> ethics, and equipment safety ethics are an
> inappropriate topic for this
> reflector. 
> 
> I maintain that this reflector is the ideal place to
> discuss this topic.
> EMC ethics issues are frequently posted. They are
> generally along the
> lines of skirting government regulations, being
> pressured by management
> to pass something, and stories about unnamed EMC
> houses that are
> suspect. Safety issues also come up from time to
> time. EMC and safety
> engineers are sometimes caught in the middle and
> need a way to make the
> right decisions and to justify their decisions.
> Ethics are what we use
> to decide these issues. Each decision does not
> necessarily need to be ad
> hoc. 
> 
> Is this a topic that needs more visibility in our
> profession. Is it time
> for one of the EMC magazines to cover this again?
> 
>    Dave Cuthbert 


Best Regards

Hans Mellberg
San Jose, CA 95128, USA


                
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