ESA code of conduct
This Code of Conduct is intended to establish and describe the ESA’s ideal 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 or 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:
- Endanger human life or safety;
- Expose valuable property to the risk of destruction or serious damage; or
- Needlessly pollute or damage the environment.