NSPE Code Section 5(a) - Factual Basis Requirement
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/125#NSPE_Code_Section_5a_-_Factual_Basis_Requirement
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.92
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers, former Section 5(a)
Importance
medium
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review as a preliminary compliance check
Used in context
Establishes the epistemic integrity requirement for engineer commentary on route alternatives in public forums, assumed to be satisfied by Engineers A and B
Version
Historical version (section no longer exists in current code)
Source Evidence
Source text
The Engineer will insist on the use of facts in reference to an engineering project in a group discussion, public forum or publication of articles.
Text references
For the purposes of this case we assume that both Engineer A and Engineer B relied on the use of facts, even if intermingled with opinion, in commenting upon the alternative routes and the preference for route Y, as required under Section 5(a).
The Engineer will insist on the use of facts in reference to an engineering project in a group discussion, public forum or publication of articles.
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
125
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-02T10:47:00.382145+00:00
First case
125
Generated
2026-03-02T10:47:00.382145+00:00
Attributed to
Case 125 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T11:07:26.781256
Generated by
ProEthica Case 125 Extraction