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  • Essay / law and ethics - 823

    [The role of an engineer]Introduction…In this project, I would like to explain that our society and community want an engineer to strictly follow the rule and law. There are two key points: neglect and respect. Two case examples show how a disaster and a serious accident occur without any control, in a negligent and respectful manner. For a more detailed history, two articles describe the role of engineers. The only story concerns trench accidents, "Trench Failure". This case shows how important the professional responsibility of engineers is. This is the legal responsibility of the engineer versus social responsibility. The second case concerns respect for nature through engineering. This is the case of “Aberdeen Three” and the story concerns the crime of environmental pollution. But this story is also about the role, which is also linked to the legal and social responsibility of the engineer, as an engineer in modern life and society. Body paragraphs: Both stories show how to neglect the human and the company. Two cases teach us how important ethical issues are for engineers and professionals. In the case of “Trench Failure”, the sad story showed us how important the problem of ethics for engineers is. According to the information from the site1), trenching is one of the oldest types of construction work and this means how long man has used this method in work. However, until recently, many construction companies and engineers have not shown how ethical they are. On site1), many construction companies are willing to save the expense of trench boxes. This means that they do not want to spend their money on security. This is a concrete example of human negligence. Before the bill ...... middle of paper ...... to their actions and knowledge. However, they did nothing to protect their subordinates and colleagues from contact with hazardous materials. They did not train their subordinates in handling hazardous materials. This shows that they did not respect society and nature. Code Review Paragraph: Solutions: The law or rules keep our society safe and healthy. However, this type of system follows some truly terrible situations that have occurred repeatedly. Before any law is passed by a legislative body or proposed by the government, our society requires professionals and engineers to act fairly and justly. For this reason, they must be respectful of humans and not neglect their duty. As an engineer, work ethics should be a common code of conduct. This brings our society to an ethical culture and this mode makes us easily choose the right things to do..