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  • Essay / The Code of Ethics in Construction - 705

    I see ethical dilemmas daily regarding mechanical, electrical and plumbing situations. The first ethical dilemma I heard in the construction industry involved a project manager who allowed some of his workers to remove scrap metal from their construction site to sell. At first you would think that it was wrong and that he shouldn't have allowed them to do that and that they should all get in trouble. However, in this particular situation it is not unethical because the company doing the work did not intend to use the scrap metal and was simply going to throw it away and waste it. So what seems unethical here actually was unethical if you knew all the circumstances surrounding the situation. Ethics play a role in every aspect of life. We need it to stay the course and ensure we are doing the right thing for ourselves and others. If we did not have a code of ethics in construction, no house, building, road or business would be able to operate properly because they would be scammed in more ways than one by the people who They paid to build their building. House. You need to have a solid foundation to build on, and that's why the construction industry has a code of ethics that every employee must follow. Not for the good of the customer, but for the good of