Question

What does it mean for a professional to uphold a standard of due care? What norms and standards should an engineer look to, in determining what constitutes "due care" in a given situation? Why is it hard to have universal and precise rules that tell us exactly what "due care" requires in a given situation? How does an engineer know the difference between practicing due care, and being negligent?

Answer 1

Due care means that a practice by an ordinary and reasonable person would usually exercise over his own work, things or circumstances. This concept is used as a test of liability of negligence. It is a fiduciary responsibility that requires a professional must keep raising his standards. The five fundamental principles of professional ethics for all professional accounts are integrity, objectivity, Professional competence and due care, confidentiality, professional behaviour. To provide a quality service, the engineer should do the following.

He should act honestly and consider the best interests of a client: The choice of materials, brands should meet the best standard qualities within the limit of clients or company’s estimation.

Consider possible risks that could result from the work.

Do a regular practice on the care, diligence and skill expected of an individual with comparable knowledge and training.

The opposite of due care is negligence, that is a professional can complete the work by his own way by neglecting standards and ethics. However the work can be completed but there is no satisfaction for clients or service providers. A service should be remember by its quality and duecare