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Text 2 Engineering Ethics

Engineers are expected to abide by codes of performance that will be beneficial to society. From this the public gains an understanding of what they may expect from the profession. Engineers tend to take the matter of ethics very seriously, and several of the engineering groups and societies have published codes of ethics. Most of these documents are concerned with fairness in dealings with the public and with other engineers, but they also accentuate honesty and public responsibility. It is taken for granted that no engineer would undertake a project and willingly neglect aspects that could lead to disaster, such as the collapse of a dam in bridge or the failure of an aircraft. Yet, such failures have occurred, either through lack of scientific knowledge or the inadequate formulation of design criteria. Some too have occurred simply because of errors or lack of understanding. Engineers should be professionally prepared to do everything in their power to avoid failure, particularly where lives may by threatened. It may be necessary to halt a project while additional information is obtained. The pursuit of excellence in performance from the engineer’s products is an easily understood goal. Somewhat broader ramifications are involved to ensure the advancement of human welfare. With the size of modern-day technological enterprises it becomes imperative that the various choices that are open in dealing with a new project by very carefully studied in the search for the best solution. Wasted or misdirected effort on a large scale can cause irreparable damage to the environment and to communities. Not only this, but the engineer harms himself in encouraging a line of development if he suspects that the end result will not warrant the expenditure of time and resources, and particularly so if a negative result is likely.

Vocabulary

Expect – чекати, припускати

abide – залишатися вірним

code – кодекс

performance – виконання

beneficial – вигідний, корисний

gain - добувати, мати користь

fairness – справедливість, чесність

dealings – справи

accentuate-акцентувати, підкреслювати

responsibility – відповідальність

undertake – братися, починати

willingly – охоче

neglect – нехтувати

disaster – катастрофа

collapse – занепад, загибель

dam – гребля

failure – невдача, пошкодження, аварія

occur – траплятися

lack (of) – відсутність, недостача

avoid – уникати

threaten – загрожувати

halt – спиняти

obtain – одержувати, здобувати

excellence – висока якість

goal –мета, ціль

ramification – відгалуження

be involved (in) – брати участь, бути причетним

ensure – гарантувати, забезпечувати

advancement – просування, прогрес

welfare – добробут

choice – варіант

in the search of – в пошуках чогось

solution – розв’язання

misdirect – неправильно спрямовувати

effort – зусилля

on a large scale – у великому масштабу

cause – спричиняти

irreparable – непоправний

damage – збиток, пошкодження

warrant – виправдувати, гарантувати

expenditures – витрати