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OXY. CH EMICALS was ‘recently presented with, a Safe Handling ¢ Award from CN Rail for ‘out- :
‘standing ° shipping practicas..:Employees* responsible for: the award given” to .the’ North
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North Shore bustness groups and individu.
als wishing to, submit items to Business.

Briefs cnn fax them to the attention of Ian

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‘Business ethics

fore you sell’ a ife i insurance poli :

“pill a client or clioose.a “supplier,

OP and” ask ‘yourself these. que:
ons.” Is: your ‘decision: fair? Is ‘it.
anyone get hurt? Does it,

f present you in your best light? .

jese wet just four of the seven

4 most ‘important ethical questions for.
people: ‘posed ''by gues

1 Peter’ ‘Raabe, at a presenta

‘Works oe ‘at. Hammersley House '

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Other: questions you should ask.
yourself. are: What is: your. gut reac-

tion?.: What “if your decision ‘was:

B reported - in the business press next
day? What if it turned back on you?
‘According to’ Net: Works’ mern-.:
Jalia’: Cavell} a~ North’. Shore -
financial ‘planning consultant, if you
have’.doubts: over ‘these questions :.
you should reconsider your decision.
“T-think, if (ethics) : isn't. part of”

fail in the long term,” said Covell. “I |

think: you can slit your throat in the.

jong term if you are unethical.”
Raabe, who has a’masters degree

in Philosophy from the University of

British "Columbia, feels that more,
ympanies and business ‘practition-

Rm ers should adopt an ethically respon-

; establish ¢ an ethical code” he said cit- :
“an’-example” of a: ‘profession

sible ‘stance in- their’ indusiries and :
professions." 0.
Engineers have worked hard to

which’ studies. ethics in ‘its ‘training *.

Syllabus:. “Engineers learn their code. -

of ethics at university, their responsi-
bilities ‘to. ‘society, ‘such asnot to

build? buildings - that fall..down.” .

Raabe added that while no research
existed : ‘which identified - the, “most.

nethical profession, “People tend to ~

mistnist politicians most of all.
“Surveys have shown that politi-
cians tend to score very low on peo-
ple’s level: of trust,” : he said. ; “The”
reason for this is that they do. tend to .
make ‘promises which. they. do not:
keep.”;Other topics“covered at the’.
resentation included bluffing and

life. x
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“Jones has been named a 1995 ,

_trustee board member of the ;
: Certified General Accountants

* Association of British Columbia
> Educational Foundation. |

‘.-Jones is General Manager of
Hollyburn Lumber Company i in
North Vancouver. The CGA’: 0!
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‘to. provide, financial assistance to .

tudents pursuing. the CGA program,
of studies. we :

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However, the scanned prices are. §
not always the right ones. The BBB
“urges consumers to watch display’
Screens for prices and to check to see,

if they correspond. to those adver-
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