Public Safety at Risk from Incompetent Structural Footing Design
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/110#Public_Safety_at_Risk_from_Incompetent_Structural_Footing_Design
Properties
Instance of
Active period
From Engineer B's acceptance of the structural footing design assignment through completion of competent design review
Affected parties
Contractor
Engineer A
Engineer B
Future facility occupants
Public
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Subject
The safety of future occupants and users of the facility whose structural footings may be designed by an incompetent engineer
Terminated by
Competent structural engineer performs or reviews the footing design; Engineer B withdraws
Triggering event
Engineer B, lacking apparent structural engineering competence, accepted responsibility for designing structural footings for a facility
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
the job responsibilities of Engineer B includes the design of structural footings as part of the facility
Text references
Engineer B appear to be accepting an assignment in an area in which he possesses no apparent background or expertise
We fail to see how an individual, without such background or experience, could properly perform and exercise the judgment and discretion required by the job.
the job responsibilities of Engineer B includes the design of structural footings as part of the facility
TTL
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rdfs:label "Public Safety at Risk from Incompetent Structural Footing Design" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From Engineer B's acceptance of the structural footing design assignment through completion of competent design review" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Contractor",
"Engineer A",
"Engineer B",
"Future facility occupants",
"Public" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "110" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T10:11:07.850411+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "110" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T10:11:07.850411+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the job responsibilities of Engineer B includes the design of structural footings as part of the facility" ;
proeth:stateclass "Public Safety at Risk" ;
proeth:subject "The safety of future occupants and users of the facility whose structural footings may be designed by an incompetent engineer" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Competent structural engineer performs or reviews the footing design; Engineer B withdraws" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer B appear to be accepting an assignment in an area in which he possesses no apparent background or expertise",
"We fail to see how an individual, without such background or experience, could properly perform and exercise the judgment and discretion required by the job.",
"the job responsibilities of Engineer B includes the design of structural footings as part of the facility" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Engineer B, lacking apparent structural engineering competence, accepted responsibility for designing structural footings for a facility" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 110 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T10:30:44.195521"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 110 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
110
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T10:11:07.850411+00:00
First case
110
Generated
2026-03-01T10:11:07.850411+00:00
Attributed to
Case 110 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T10:30:44.195521
Generated by
ProEthica Case 110 Extraction