Or. Admin. R. 820-020-0015 - Registrants or Applicants for Registration or Certification Shall Hold Paramount the Safety, Health and Welfare of the Public in the Performance of their Professional Duties
(1)
Registrants shall at all times recognize that their primary obligation is to
protect the safety, health, property and welfare of the public. If their
professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety,
health, property or welfare of the public are endangered, they shall notify
their employer or client and such other authority as may be
appropriate.
(2) Registrants shall
approve and seal only those design documents and surveys which are safe for
public health, property and welfare in conformity with accepted engineering and
land surveying standards.
(3)
Registrants shall not reveal facts, data or information obtained in a
professional capacity without the prior consent of the client, or employer
except as authorized or required by law.
(4) Registrants shall not permit the use of
their name or firm name nor associate in business ventures with any person or
firm which they have reason to believe is engaging in fraudulent or dishonest
business or professional practices.
(5) Registrants or applicants for
registration or certification having knowledge of any alleged violation of any
of these Rules of Professional Conduct, shall cooperate with the Board in
furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
(6) Conviction of a felony without
restoration of civil rights, or discipline of the license of a registrant in
another jurisdiction, if for a cause which in the State of Oregon would
constitute a violation of ORS
672.020 to
672.310 or of these rules, shall be grounds for a charge of violation of these
rules.
(7) Registrants shall
continue their professional development throughout their careers; and they
shall provide opportunities for the professional development of individuals
under their supervision. The Board may require, as a condition for license
renewal, that registrants provide documentation to support actions taken to
maintain their professional competency.
(8) Registrants or applicants for
registration or certification shall cooperate with the Board on all matter
subject to the Board's jurisdiction.
(9) Registrants must apply a seal of the
type, kind, size and wording, and affix their signature as required by OAR
820-025-0005.
(10) Registrants must
affix a seal and sign any final document prepared under their supervision and
control. Any document not clearly marked as a preliminary document under OAR
820-025-0015(2) is a final document that must bear the seal and signature of
the registrant under whose supervision and control the document was
prepared.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310 & 672.255
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 672.002 - 672.325
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