Ethics

The following guidelines establish a basis for Bath's managers and employees to use as they make business decisions each day.

Respect the Law

• Comply with the laws of the communities in which we do business
• Comply with building codes, safety laws, and ecological laws
• Avoid conflicts of interest with public officials

Respect the environment

• Design for reduced energy consumption
• Use recyclables when appropriate
• Mitigate pollution

Respect communities

• Give both time and money generously to charitable organizations
• Participate in government, education, religious, and other community organizations

Respect clients

• Provide excellent service in a timely manner
• Comply with client-based design standards
• Specify products and services that serve our clients' interests
• Charge honestly for our services
• Do not offer gifts to our client's employees
• Do not collude with other engineering firms to fix prices

Respect employees

• Provide good resources and office facilities
• Provide learning opportunities
• Compensate employees fairly
• Make every job challenging, interesting, and fun
• Consider the loss of an employee as a failure on the part of the company
• Encourage employees to suggest methods for company improvement

Respect vendors and factory representatives

• Treat vendors and factory representatives fairly
• Pay bills on time
• Do not accept inappropriate gratuities from vendors and factory representatives (no gift over $25 value and no more frequent than once per year)