- In the conduct of their profession they shall maintain high
standards of integrity and respect for evidence, and maintain
high ethical standards.
- They shall present themselves as having expertise and abilities
only in those areas in which they are competent.
- They shall continually endeavour both to improve their competence
in ergonomics and to contribute to the body of ergonomics knowledge.
- They shall continuously endeavour to safeguard the welfare and
interests of all those affected by their work.
- They shall protect the privacy of individuals or organisations
about whom information is collected and maintain the confidentiality
of personal or commercially sensitive information.
- They shall not allow their work to be affected by considerations
of religion, sex, ethnic origin, age, nationality, class, politics or
any other factors extraneous to the conduct of the work in which they
are engaged.
- They shall not accept any consideration from a client beyond
that which was contractually agreed, neither shall they receive
benefits from other sources for the same work without the agreement of
all the parties involved.
- Where they perceive a question of professional misconduct which they
cannot resolve with the individual concerned, they shall report it without
malice to their national professional body or the Board of CREE.
- They shall ensure that all those working with them are aware of this code, and that those they supervise adhere to it.