DP7
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/140#DP7
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP7
Decision question
When Engineer A receives the scaffolding design assignment and recognizes that his repeated personal commute observations of illegal commercial vehicles on the parkway are materially relevant to that assignment, what action must he take — and does the informal, off-duty source of those observations affect the strength or timing of his professional obligation?
Focus
Engineer A's obligation to notify his supervisor of the commercial vehicle hazard upon receiving the scaffolding design assignment, including the threshold question of whether personal commute observations constitute sufficient evidentiary basis for a formal professional duty to act.
Option1
Immediately notify the supervisor verbally of the commercial vehicle hazard and follow up with written notification contemporaneously or within the same business day, treating the commute observations as sufficient evidentiary basis without awaiting formal verification
Option2
Spend one to two weeks documenting dates, times, and vehicle types during commutes to compile a formal evidentiary record before raising the concern with the supervisor, so that the notification is grounded in verifiable data rather than informal impressions
Option3
Raise the commercial vehicle concern verbally with the supervisor as a preliminary observation requiring further investigation, without written follow-up, and defer formal notification until a site visit confirms the proximity and frequency of illegal vehicle use relative to the proposed scaffolding footprint
Role
Engineer A
TTL
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case140:DP7 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP7" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP7" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "When Engineer A receives the scaffolding design assignment and recognizes that his repeated personal commute observations of illegal commercial vehicles on the parkway are materially relevant to that assignment, what action must he take — and does the informal, off-duty source of those observations affect the strength or timing of his professional obligation?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A's obligation to notify his supervisor of the commercial vehicle hazard upon receiving the scaffolding design assignment, including the threshold question of whether personal commute observations constitute sufficient evidentiary basis for a formal professional duty to act." ;
proeth:option1 "Immediately notify the supervisor verbally of the commercial vehicle hazard and follow up with written notification contemporaneously or within the same business day, treating the commute observations as sufficient evidentiary basis without awaiting formal verification" ;
proeth:option2 "Spend one to two weeks documenting dates, times, and vehicle types during commutes to compile a formal evidentiary record before raising the concern with the supervisor, so that the notification is grounded in verifiable data rather than informal impressions" ;
proeth:option3 "Raise the commercial vehicle concern verbally with the supervisor as a preliminary observation requiring further investigation, without written follow-up, and defer formal notification until a site visit confirms the proximity and frequency of illegal vehicle use relative to the proposed scaffolding footprint" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T02:19:38.277132"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 140 Extraction" .
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Extraction details
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2026-02-28T02:19:38.277132
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ProEthica Case 140 Extraction