# SIMILARITIES BSE NSPE
1 Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the 1 II-1
public.
2 Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence. 2 II-2
3 Engineers shall continue professional development and shall provide 3 II-5
opportunities for professional and ethical development of engineers under III-9e
their supervision.
4 Engineers shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees. 4 II-4
5 Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence. 5 II-2
6 Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts. 6 II-5
7 Engineers shall issue public statements only in objective and truthful way. 7 II-2
8 Engineers shall consider environmental aspects and sustainable 8 III-2d
development in the performance of their professional duties.
DIFFERENCES AND IMPROVEMENTS
The following codes are not available in the BSE code of ethics but are there in NSPE:
III-2, III-5, III-6, III-8. (Note: There might be more.)
At the end of the day, BSE and NSPE code of ethics are fundamentally the same however the
NSPE codes of ethics has more details. BSE code of ethics can be improved in the same way by
adding more details to its fundamental principles to make them more specific.
REFERENCES
[1] BSE code of ethics. Retrieved on 14th March, 2017 from:
http://www.mohandis.org/en/About/Ethics
[2] NSPE code of ethics. Retrieved on 14th March, 2017 from:
https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics