CODE OF ETHICS 

Members of the Elevating Devices Professional Association recognize the precepts of personal integrity and professional competence as fundamental ethics, and as such each Member shall:]

(a) Hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public, the protection of the environment and the promotion of health and safety within the workplace,

(b) Undertake and accept responsibility of professional assignments only when qualified by training or experience,

(c) Provide an opinion on a professional subject only when it is founded upon adequate knowledge and honest conviction,

(d) Act with integrity towards clients or employers, maintain confidentiality and avoid a conflict of interest but, where such conflict arises, fully disclose the circumstances without delay to the employer or client,

(e) Uphold the principle of appropriate and adequate compensation for the performance of their work,

(f) Keep informed to maintain proficiency and competence, to advance the body of knowledge within their discipline and further opportunities for the professional development of their associates,

(g) Conduct themselves with fairness, courtesy and good faith toward clients, colleagues, and others, give credit where it is due and accept, as well as give, honest and fair professional comment,

(h) Present clearly to employers and clients the possible consequences if professional decisions or judgements are overruled or disregarded,

(i) Report to the appropriate agencies any hazardous, illegal, or unethical professional decisions or practices by fellow members or others,

(j) Promote public knowledge and appreciation of engineering and applied science technology and protect the Elevating Devices Professional Association from misrepresentation and misunderstanding.

(k) To work in keeping with the principles of good workmanship as outlined by the Elevating Devices Professional Association