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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
MN4900 – Professional Ethics

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Professionalism for well oriented member in kind of field is initiated with good moral
character and his or her behavior as they are recognized in a position of trust where the
standards are set personally
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The IESL already has a scheme to register the engineers in within Sri Lanka; well
qualified and experienced engineers can become corporate members of the Institution and
achieve recognition in Sri Lanka as Chartered Engineers
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With
this methodology the registered engineers are allowed to practice as engineers and gain
Corporate Membership of the IESL and registered as Chartered Engineers
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Engineers who are eligible with the terms of above mechanism are only allowed
to play engineering role in Sri Lanka
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In fact these ethics are
the recognized morals and there are more in practical situations
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CALUSE 02

Engineers shall always act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the
prestige, integrity and dignity while safeguarding public
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CALUSE 04

Engineers shall perform professional services only in the areas of their
knowledge lies
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CALUSE 06

Engineers shall give evidence, express opinions or make statements in an
objective and truthful manner
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CALUSE 08

Engineers shall be committed to the need for sustainable management of
the planet's resources and seek to minimize adverse environmental
impacts of their engineering works or applications of technology so as to
protect both present and future generations
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The term rule is conveying a something than obeying which all the engineers under
IESL are obliged
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What
public expect from engineers is to perform every decision under the health, safety and
welfare aspects
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Below show are some of the incidents that engineers have lost their image through
mistakes and lead to huge disasters
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Each disaster had an engineering failure
in common
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Each tragedy has
created a space for people to think their actions and social responsibilities but there still is
window for this kind of disasters if the code of ethics is not updated with the pick outs of
such scenarios
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This
killed 114 people and more than 200 were injured during a tea dance at the hotel
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It is reported that
approximately 2,000 people had met in the hotel verandah enjoyed a dance contest which was
organized along with the tea party
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Around 7:05 PM, the walkways on the second, third, and fourth floor were
obstructed with visitors
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Construction issues had
led to design changes are subtle but it had given double load on the connection between the
support beams fourth floor slopes and heavy clamps holding two levels
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The connection failed and both walkways crashed into
the lobby killing 114 people and wounded more than 200 on the spot
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Many
companies have gone bankrupt, this case is an example of good service obligations to the
community and where engineers did not meet these responsibilities
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If they have designed the structure to withstand the weight
more than the weight of maximum number of visitors it may have prevented or reduced
damages
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Under the first clause we have,

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“Rule 1
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5 shall, in the event of their judgment being over-ruled in matters pertaining to
health, safety and welfare of the community, inform their clients or employers of the
possible consequences and bring to the clients' / employers' notice their obligations as
professionals to inform the relevant authority
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The IESL code of ethics are very much objective and keep Engineer, Client and
Public in the safe side and meanwhile encouraging safe engineering practice
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2 THE BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER (1919)
This was well known disaster which named as “A sticky tragedy”
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A huge molasses tank 50 ft
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Witnesses had stated that it
collapsed with loud rumbling sound like a machine gun as the rivets failed and the ground
had shaken as if a train were passing by
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5 m) high, moving at 35 mph (56 km/h)
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Nearby, buildings were swept off their
foundations and crushed
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Tanks were never restored
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A small plaque at the
entrance to the entertainment complex remembers the terrible incident which happened 90
years ago
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“Rule 8
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” (IESL, 2013)
“Rule 8
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An engineer needs to be aware of the legality of what he or she is involved with and the
reverse effect on the public and the environments
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From the very beginning of the engineering career
engineers must be guided by the senior engineers learn the ethical ways of handling assigned
projects
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These ethics had been incorporated to a greater or lesser degree into the regulatory
laws
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But I strongly trust that engineers still require sound judgment and education to
interpret the code with specific circumstances
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REFERENCES
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(2013)
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Retrieved
January 12, 2017, from http://www
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lk/, http://www
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lk/page-1541842
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(2007, December 4)
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Retrieved January
12, 2017, from Science, http://listverse
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Saravana
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10 most famous engineering disasters
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com/10most-famous-engineering-disasters/
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In Wikipedia
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wikipedia

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