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Consider these situations: | Consider these situations: | ||
* your boss asked you to use a thinner pressure vessel, to reduce cost, but you know that this will push you to a lower safe operating pressure, but it is likely that for short times you will operate at higher pressures | * your boss asked you to use a thinner pressure vessel wall, to reduce cost, but you know that this will push you to a lower safe operating pressure, but it is likely that for short times you will operate at higher pressures | ||
* you realize your colleague, and your friend, has a drug problem, that will almost certainly influence his abilities at work | * you realize your colleague, and your friend, has a drug problem, that will almost certainly influence his abilities at work | ||
* you discover an interesting and unique way of improving reactor efficiency, but your employer has not given you raises and recognition for several years - here is a chance to start your own company and sell the technology back to them, and other similar companies | * you discover an interesting and unique way of improving reactor efficiency, but your employer has not given you raises and recognition for several years - here is a chance to start your own company and sell the technology back to them, and other similar companies | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 3 December 2013
| Class date(s): | 03 December 2013 |
Resources and slides
- The PEO's website has a copy of The Code of Ethics.
03 December 2013 (14A)
We will cover an introduction to the PEO, using this handout (available in class for you).
There were many questions about the PEO and licensing. They are most likely answered on their website.
04 December 2013 (14B)
The Ontario Code of Ethics for engineers.
Consider these situations:
- your boss asked you to use a thinner pressure vessel wall, to reduce cost, but you know that this will push you to a lower safe operating pressure, but it is likely that for short times you will operate at higher pressures
- you realize your colleague, and your friend, has a drug problem, that will almost certainly influence his abilities at work
- you discover an interesting and unique way of improving reactor efficiency, but your employer has not given you raises and recognition for several years - here is a chance to start your own company and sell the technology back to them, and other similar companies
- you are requested by higher level management to downplay the level of pollutant discharged; if you report pollutants accurately, you risk having the plant shut down, losing your job, and your colleagues.
This class is not about what you should do, but about how the code of ethics can help us decide on several alternative courses of action.