To avoid conflict of interest, McDonnell and Miller ought to have immediately alerted the ASME Committee of the non-compliance of Hydrolevel Corp in issuing of the devices with the ASME Code. They would have requested for a comprehensive evaluation by the committee before acting upon the case. The details of non-compliance ought to have also been issued to the competitor before applying it in the public. T. R. Hardin’s roles as the chair of the B-PV Code Heating Boiler Sub-committee included scrutinizing previous enquiries made. This role enables him to be watchful of personal interests. He is also required to have carried out a comprehensive analysis examination instead of acting against a competitor. To avoid expressive interest, he ought to have resigned or allowed another group to handle the conflict.
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Engineering organizations ought to prevent personal interests immediately they are perceived (Davis & Stark 12). According to IEEE code, members are to prevent actual and imaginary conflicts of interest at any time. In such predicaments, members need to disclose the conflict to the affected groups and organizations in a bid to maintain the profession of engineers above suspicion and dispel false appearance (Davis & Stark 44). Unfortunately, no open procedure has been mandated to be followed after disclosure. This is unlike other codes in the agreements. After disclosing the conflicts to the affected group, the public needs to be aware of and make judgments on their own. The public refers to those unable to shield themselves against the works of engineers. The presented statement to public ought to be objective and truthful for better influence of the hearers. In case there is another influence, the public ought to be aware of it before making appropriate judgments on the issue. The engineer is besides able to speak objectively or else remain silent.
Work Cited
Davis, Michael and Stark, Andrew. Conflict of Interest in the Professions, New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Print