Editing Engineer (section)

==Ethics==
{{Main|Engineering ethics}}
[[File:Engg Ringing CU.jpg|thumb|upright|An engineer receiving his [[Order of the Engineer]] ring]]
Engineers have obligations to the public, their clients, employers, and the profession. Many [[engineering societies]] have established codes of practice and codes of ethics to guide members and inform the public at large. Each engineering discipline and professional society maintains a code of ethics, which the members pledge to uphold. Depending on their specializations, engineers may also be governed by specific statute, whistleblowing, product liability laws, and often the principles of [[business ethics]].<ref>{{cite book | author = American Society of Civil Engineers | author-link = American Society of Civil Engineers | year = 2006 | title = Code of Ethics | publisher = ASCE Press | location = Reston, Virginia, USA |url=http://www.asce.org/Leadership-and-Management/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/ | access-date = 11 June 2011 | orig-year = 1914 | url-status = dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214054231/http://www.asce.org/Leadership-and-Management/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/ | archive-date = 14 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Institution of Civil Engineers | author-link = Institution of Civil Engineers | year = 2009 | title = Royal Charter, By-laws, Regulations and Rules |url=http://www.ice.org.uk/getattachment/c0b1371e-5179-49da-8e5f-62a6abe0b9fd/ICE-Royal-Charter,-By-laws,-Regulations-and-Rules.aspx | access-date = 11 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103162741/http://ice.org.uk/getattachment/c0b1371e-5179-49da-8e5f-62a6abe0b9fd/ICE-Royal-Charter,-By-laws,-Regulations-and-Rules.aspx | archive-date = 3 January 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = National Society of Professional Engineers | author-link = National Society of Professional Engineers | year = 2007 | title = Code of Ethics | publisher = NSPE | location = Alexandria, Virginia, USA |url=http://www.nspe.org/resources/pdfs/Ethics/CodeofEthics/Code-2007-July.pdf | access-date = 20 October 2006 | orig-year = 1964 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202180723/http://www.nspe.org/resources/pdfs/Ethics/CodeofEthics/Code-2007-July.pdf | archive-date = 2 December 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Some graduates of engineering programs in North America may be recognized by the [[Iron Ring|iron ring]] or [[Engineer's Ring]], a ring made of iron or stainless steel that is worn on the little finger of the dominant hand. This tradition began in 1925 in Canada with [[The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer]], where the ring serves as a symbol and reminder of the engineer's obligations to the engineering profession. In 1972, the practice was adopted by several colleges in the United States including members of the [[Order of the Engineer]].