The following links will take you to the required standards that we at Werts Consulting are required to adhere to, but always exceed:
New York State Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Home Inspectors
http://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/homeinspect/hinspect_ethics.html
The Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics of The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
http://www.homeinspector.org/docs/standards_updated.pdf