ChE Code of Ethics

ChE CODE OF ETHICS
Section 1. The chemical engineer shall be guided in all his relations by the highest
standards of honor and 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
engineering profession 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
adequately informed of the facts related thereto 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 self-laudatory advertisement nor
make exaggerated, 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 times and shall make every effort to remedy or bring to the attention of his
client or employer any dangerous defect in equipment or structures or dangerous
conditions of operation which come to his knowledge.
Section 8. The chemical engineer shall consider it his professional obligation to protect
the interest of his client, employer or any person of responsibility and he shall act
accordingly as long as it does not conflict with law, public policy, and welfare.
Section 9. The chemical engineer shall make known to his client or employer all his other
professional obligations, financial interests, or other considerations which might restrict or
interfere with his meeting the 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 than one 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.
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Section 11. The chemical engineer shall present clearly the consequences or risk that will
arise if his professional 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 to engage the services of other experts or specialists on problems on which his
information or experience is 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 or public property, but which information is obtained from his client
or employer.
Section 14. The chemical engineer shall exchange general information and experience with
his fellow chemical engineers, contribute to the work of engineering societies and schools,
and cooperate in such other endeavors as will enhance the effectiveness of the chemical
engineering profession.
Section 15. The chemical engineer shall encourage and provide opportunity for the
professional development or advancement of chemical engineers in his employ.
Section 16. The chemical engineer shall recognize the view that inadequate compensation
for professional services tend toward inferior and unreliable work and shall not accept
compensation beneath the generally accepted level of professional fee.
Section 17. The chemical engineer shall not compete with another engineer unfairly, such
as reducing his 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, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, competence, capability,
prospects, or practice of another professional.
Section 19. The chemical engineer shall endeavor at all times to give credit to those to
whom credit is properly due.
Section 20. The chemical engineer shall not review the work of another chemical engineer
for the same client or employer without the prior knowledge and consent of such engineer
when the client or employer relation of such chemical engineer has already been terminated,
prior notice is sufficient.
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Section 21. The chemical engineer shall report any infraction of any rules of professional
conduct to the Philippine 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 Official Gazette.

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