Governing Body Override of Engineering Safety Standard - Public Pressure Context
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/112#Governing_Body_Override_of_Engineering_Safety_Standard_-_Public_Pressure_Context
Properties
Instance of
GoverningBodyOverrideofEngineeringSafetyStandardState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#GoverningBodyOverrideofEngineeringSafetyStandardState
Active period
From the point public pressure caused government officials to override engineering judgment through resolution of the safety concern
Affected parties
Civic groups
Engineer A
General public
Government officials
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Subject
Government officials' decision to reopen or proceed contrary to engineering safety judgment in response to public pressure
Terminated by
Government adoption of engineering standards-consistent protective measures or Engineer A's successful escalation
Triggering event
Public pressure applied to government officials resulting in action contrary to engineering safety standards (as illustrated by BER 00-5 bridge reopening scenario)
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
a professional engineer observed a failing bridge structure that was reopened in the aftermath of public pressure applied to government officials (BER 00-5)
Text references
a professional engineer observed a failing bridge structure that was reopened in the aftermath of public pressure applied to government officials (BER 00-5)
may need to deliver recommendations that may not be well-received by the public or public officials
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Governing Body Override of Engineering Safety Standard - Public Pressure Context" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From the point public pressure caused government officials to override engineering judgment through resolution of the safety concern" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Civic groups",
"Engineer A",
"General public",
"Government officials" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "112" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T22:22:44.231662+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "112" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T22:22:44.231662+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "a professional engineer observed a failing bridge structure that was reopened in the aftermath of public pressure applied to government officials (BER 00-5)" ;
proeth:stateclass "Governing Body Override of Engineering Safety Standard State" ;
proeth:subject "Government officials' decision to reopen or proceed contrary to engineering safety judgment in response to public pressure" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Government adoption of engineering standards-consistent protective measures or Engineer A's successful escalation" ;
proeth:textreferences "a professional engineer observed a failing bridge structure that was reopened in the aftermath of public pressure applied to government officials (BER 00-5)",
"may need to deliver recommendations that may not be well-received by the public or public officials" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Public pressure applied to government officials resulting in action contrary to engineering safety standards (as illustrated by BER 00-5 bridge reopening scenario)" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 112 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T22:36:52.843976"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 112 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
112
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T22:22:44.231662+00:00
First case
112
Generated
2026-02-27T22:22:44.231662+00:00
Attributed to
Case 112 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T22:36:52.843976
Generated by
ProEthica Case 112 Extraction