ESA CODE OF CONDUCT

establishing and describing ESA’s Standard of professional conduct

All members of the Association should at all times:

  • Exercise professional skill and judgment to the best of their ability.

  • Provide a safe working environment.

  • Present or supply products and services honestly without misrepresentation.

  • Safeguard the clients, the public and other contractors’ interest in matters of safety, health, and the environment.

  • Carry out their professional responsibilities with integrity, honesty, and diligence.

  • Provide fair and responsive service to customers before, during, and after all business transactions.

  • Refrain from all forms of unlawful discrimination.

  • Avoid undertaking work that is beyond their capabilities.

  • Share knowledge, expertise, and skills to advance the industry while respecting the confidentiality of customers and associates.

  • Make full and frank disclosure to customers of all material terms of any agreement with them.

  • Comply with all lawful contractual obligations.

  • Recognize the rights of others to compete for business in compliance with applicable laws.

  • Respect all intellectual property rights, relevant laws, codes, and statutory regulations, and protect the public against fraud and unfair trade practices.

  • Support the development of industry standards and safe practices.

  • Uphold the dignity and reputation of the profession and that of the Association, its members, and officers.

  • Support the ESA by taking an active role in Association activities and promoting the Association to the industry.

  • Not maliciously or recklessly injure or attempt to injure the professional reputation of other persons or organizations, whether directly or indirectly, whether they are Association members or not.

  • Not do anything, or permit anything under their authority to be done, of which the probable and involuntary consequences would, in their professional judgment:

    1. Endanger human life or safety.

    2. Expose valuable property to the risk of destruction or serious damage.

    3. Needlessly pollute or damage the environment.