A contractor member, during the course of his/her
business activities:
1) Shall endeavor to extend public knowledge
and appreciation of slate roofing and its achievements and
encourage professional education and research relating to the
design and construction of slate roofing systems;
2) Shall conduct himself/herself in a fashion
which brings credit and integrity to himself/herself, their
employers and their profession, and shall serve his/her client
or employer in a professional and competent manner while being
guided in all his/her relations by the highest standards of
honesty and integrity;
3) Shall hold paramount the safety, health and
welfare of the public;
4) Shall avoid deceptive acts, refrain from making
false statements about the work of others, and shall not maliciously
injure or attempt to injure the prospects, practice, or employment
position of others. He/she shall not attempt to obtain employment,
advancement or professional engagements by untruthfully criticizing
other roofing contractors, or by other improper or questionable
methods and shall not attempt to injure, maliciously or falsely,
directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects,
practice, or employment of other roofing contractors. He/she
shall make only accurate, truthful and appropriate statements
or claims about his/her professional qualifications, experiences
or performance and shall engage only in accurate, appropriate
and truthful promotion of his/her practice while avoiding all
conduct or practice that deceives the public.
5) Shall decline any activity or employment that
would prevent him/her from serving the best interest of his/her
client or employer, without making full disclosure to the client
and obtaining the client's consent thereto;
6). Shall not offer nor make any payment or gift
to any public official, private client or industry representative
with the intent of influencing that person's judgement or decision
in connection with an existing or prospective project in which
he or she is interested. He/she shall not offer, give, solicit
or receive, either directly or indirectly, any contribution
to influence the award of a contract by public authority, or
which may be reasonably construed by the public as having the
effect of intent to influencing the awarding of a contract;
7) Shall not permit the use of his/her name or
associate in business ventures with any person or firm that
he/she believes are engaged in fraudulent or dishonest enterprise
and shall not aid or abet any unlawful contracting or roofing
practice by a person or firm;
8) Shall issue no statements, criticisms, or
arguments on roofing matters that are inspired or paid for
by interested parties, unless they have prefaced their comments
by explicitly identifying the interested parties on whose behalf
they are speaking, and by revealing the existence of any interest
the roofing contractor may have in the matters;
9) Shall not promote their own interest at the
expense of the dignity and integrity of the profession;
10) Shall continue their professional development
throughout their careers and should keep current in their specialty
field by engaging in professional practice, participating in
continuing education courses, reading in the technical literature,
and attending professional meetings and seminars.
