MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: Who's minding the profession?
Can we grow as professionals without consensus, enforced ethics? Let’s look at the stakes. Third-party consultation for the federal government still looms as a great opportunity for environmental safety and health pros. Legislation for addressing indoor mold and other growing public EHS concerns might face fewer roadblocks if regulators and the public feel comfortable that a professional group is ready to address the problems. But the government and the public might remain leery if EHS groups cannot demonstrate a mechanism to help ensure sound ethics among EHS pros.
There are five problems regarding professional EHS ethics: