Due diligence - Taking reasonable steps to meet legal and professional obligations

 Due diligence - Taking reasonable steps to meet legal and professional obligations

It means doing what can reasonably be expected of you to fulfill your responsibilities—not merely assuming everything is okay.

For an engineer, reasonable steps might include:

checking applicable laws, codes, and regulations;

following the professional Code of Ethics;

working only within your competence;

obtaining necessary permits or approvals;

documenting important decisions;

raising concerns when public safety may be affected; and

seeking expert advice when something is outside your knowledge.

For example, if an engineer simply says, “I didn't know that regulation applied,” that may not be enough. A competent engineer may have had a professional obligation to check whether the regulation applied before proceeding.

Easy memory:

Due diligence → reasonable steps → satisfy legal + professional obligations.

Diligence:

**Diligence** means **careful, thorough, and persistent attention to your duties or work**.

In Bengali: **যত্নশীলতা, অধ্যবসায়, সতর্কতার সঙ্গে দায়িত্ব পালন।**

For NPPE:

Diligence → doing something carefully and responsibly

Due diligence → taking the reasonable care and precautions expected of a competent professional.

**Example:** An engineer checks calculations, applicable codes, and design assumptions before sealing a drawing. That demonstrates **diligence**.

**Easy memory:**

**Diligence = Care + Attention + Effort + Responsibility.**