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1ETHICS AND SAFETY CON/CNE 271 Construction Safety
What is Ethics?
3Definitions Morality– the values subscribed to and fostered by society in general. Ethical behavior falls within the limits prescribed by morality. Ethics– the study of morality within a context established by cultural and professional values, socialnorms, and accepted standards of behavior Ethical questions are rarely black or white. They typically fall into a gray area between two or more options of right and wrong. Personal experience, self-interest, point of view, and external pressure often cloud choices even further.
What is Ethics? Ethics is usually defined by different professions using unique wording pertinent to that profession (i.e., ASCE Canons) However, it all boils down to essentially the same message, a message of morality simply stated as: PLACE HONESTY AND FAIRNESS ABOVE PERSONAL GAIN!
Kevin Carter
Nick Ut
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Responsibilities Ethics is a vital part of the engineering and construction profession.The ethical issues facing CEE, CNE, and CON students, young (green) graduates, and licensed professional engineers are not easy to comprehend as many of you already know. Integrity/character and reputation take years to build but can be lost in an instant.
Four Obstacles in Our Society that Lead to Unethical Behavior 4. Pride 3. Fear 2. Ignorance 1. Greed
Is it unethical to pursue a job opportunity when another job has already been accepted? Is it unethical to take an exam which is identical to the one a student studied? Is it unethical to have the same research paper count for credit in two different courses? Must one act if it is discovered that someone else has plagiarized?Ethics and Students
11An Ethical Dilemma – Case Study 1 Southland Prestressed Concrete (SPC) company has been awarded a contract to build an ultra- modern multistory shopping mall. “The University Mall” is the largest contract SPC has ever undertaken. In order to win the contract SPC’s Vice President had to a agree to a completion date, that if not reasonable, is at least going to be challenging. In addition, all exposed concrete surfaces must be sprayed with a specified paint that is highly toxic and difficult to apply.
12SPC’s subcontractor has never used this particular type of paint before. Personal protective equipment and other engineering controls can minimize the potential hazards, but all precautions must be stringentlyobserved with absolutely no shortcuts.
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