Written Documentation Requirement Applied in BER Case 07-10
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/132#Written_Documentation_Requirement_Applied_in_BER_Case_07-10
Properties
Instance of
WrittenDocumentationRequirementforSafetyNotification
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#WrittenDocumentationRequirementforSafetyNotification
Applied to
Building owner (Jones)
Town supervisor
Balancing with
Informality of initial verbal contact
Concrete expression
Engineer A was required to make a written record of communications with the owner and town supervisor, follow up the verbal communication with written confirmation, and use written communications when setting deadlines for corrective action
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Interpretation
Written documentation creates an unambiguous record that cannot be misunderstood, ignored, or denied, and preserves the engineer's ability to demonstrate discharge of professional obligation
Invoked by
Engineer A (BER 07-10) Post-Sale Safety Notifying Engineer
Tension resolution
Written follow-up to verbal communications is required to create an adequate record of safety notification
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A should have made a written record of his communication with the owner and town supervisor
Text references
Engineer A should again contact the town supervisor in writing and indicate that if steps are not taken to adequately address the situation within a specific period of time, Engineer A would be required to bring the matter to the attention of county or state building officials, as appropriate.
Engineer A should have made a written record of his communication with the owner and town supervisor and follow the verbal communication up with a written confirmation to the town supervisor, restating his concerns, while continuing to monitor the situation.
TTL
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proeth:importance "high" ;
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proeth:tensionresolution "Written follow-up to verbal communications is required to create an adequate record of safety notification" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A should again contact the town supervisor in writing and indicate that if steps are not taken to adequately address the situation within a specific period of time, Engineer A would be required to bring the matter to the attention of county or state building officials, as appropriate.",
"Engineer A should have made a written record of his communication with the owner and town supervisor and follow the verbal communication up with a written confirmation to the town supervisor, restating his concerns, while continuing to monitor the situation." ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
132
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T18:05:10.669588+00:00
First case
132
Generated
2026-02-27T18:05:10.669588+00:00
Attributed to
Case 132 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T18:17:34.028084
Generated by
ProEthica Case 132 Extraction