DP4
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/140#DP4
Properties
Parent
Decision Point Id
DP4
Decision Question
When Engineer A recognizes that his personal commute observations of illegal commercial vehicle use on the parkway are directly relevant to the scaffolding design assignment he has accepted, what action must he take — and may he finalize or seal the design before the hazard is formally acknowledged and addressed?
Focus
Engineer A's obligation to notify his supervisor of the commercial vehicle hazard and condition scaffolding design finalization on hazard resolution, given that his repeated personal commute observations of illegal commercial vehicle use are materially relevant to the active scaffolding assignment
Option1
Immediately notify the supervisor verbally and in writing of the commercial vehicle hazard, present preliminary mitigation alternatives (increased clearance buffers, physical barriers, traffic control measures), and withhold finalization and sealing of the scaffolding design until the supervisor formally acknowledges the hazard and adopts corrective measures
Option2
Notify the supervisor verbally of the observed hazard as a preliminary concern, proceed with designing the scaffolding to physically accommodate commercial vehicle clearances as a built-in engineering margin, and treat the design accommodation itself as sufficient mitigation without conditioning design finalization on a formal supervisor response
Option3
Document the commute observations in a personal log over several additional days to establish a verifiable pattern, then present a written hazard notification to the supervisor with supporting evidence before raising the issue formally — treating evidentiary preparation as a prerequisite to a credible and actionable safety report
Role Label
Engineer A
TTL
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Ontology
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2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 140 Extraction