Slate Roofing Contractors Association of North America, Inc.

Code of Ethics

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.