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Discuss the significance of engineering ethics and why you should live by
these codes of ethics.

Code of ethics provides guidance and sets common ethical


standards to promote consistency in behavior across all levels of employment.
Every profession has its own kind of code of ethics that are made so that you can
feel safe inside or outside of your workplace. If you are a professional engineer it
is very important to live by these codes of ethics because it sets the standards for
your behavior. It is mainly because engineers are trusted with projects that can
affect the quality of life of many people.The things that they build can help the
nation or community to advance but it can also result in loss of life if profit is their
priority for working. The code of ethics can also help in decision making
especially when the professional engineer encounters a problem during his or
her career. Following these ethics can also make your clients feel safe because
they know that you are not doing things for your own gain.

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