Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked By Engineer A Scaffolding Assignment
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/140#Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Scaffolding_Assignment
Properties
Instance of
FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
Applied to
OPQ Construction DOT Inspection Repair Employer
OPQ Construction Supervisor Present Case
Balancing with
Non-Acquiescence to Unsafe Client Directives
Public Welfare Paramount
Concrete expression
Engineer A is obligated to execute the scaffolding design assignment directed by his supervisor diligently and within the scope of the engagement, while simultaneously retaining the professional authority and obligation to flag the commercial vehicle hazard and refuse to finalize the design without adequate safety measures
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
In this context, faithful agency requires Engineer A to proceed with the design assignment while simultaneously raising the commercial vehicle hazard, and to defer to the supervisor's direction on design choices that do not compromise public safety
Invoked by
Engineer A Present Case OPQ Construction Scaffolding Designer
Tension resolution
Faithful agent obligation is subordinate to public welfare paramount when the assigned design approach creates an unmitigated foreseeable risk to workers and the public
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is directed by his supervisor to design inspection and construction scaffolding for a noncommercial parkway cloverleaf ramp with limited height and width clearance.
Text references
Engineer A is directed by his supervisor to design inspection and construction scaffolding for a noncommercial parkway cloverleaf ramp with limited height and width clearance.
TTL
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case140:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Scaffolding_Assignment a proeth:FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked By Engineer A Scaffolding Assignment" ;
proeth:appliedto "OPQ Construction DOT Inspection Repair Employer",
"OPQ Construction Supervisor Present Case" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Non-Acquiescence to Unsafe Client Directives",
"Public Welfare Paramount" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A is obligated to execute the scaffolding design assignment directed by his supervisor diligently and within the scope of the engagement, while simultaneously retaining the professional authority and obligation to flag the commercial vehicle hazard and refuse to finalize the design without adequate safety measures" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "140" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T01:19:45.677776+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "140" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T01:19:45.677776+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "In this context, faithful agency requires Engineer A to proceed with the design assignment while simultaneously raising the commercial vehicle hazard, and to defer to the supervisor's direction on design choices that do not compromise public safety" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Present Case OPQ Construction Scaffolding Designer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is directed by his supervisor to design inspection and construction scaffolding for a noncommercial parkway cloverleaf ramp with limited height and width clearance." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Faithful agent obligation is subordinate to public welfare paramount when the assigned design approach creates an unmitigated foreseeable risk to workers and the public" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A is directed by his supervisor to design inspection and construction scaffolding for a noncommercial parkway cloverleaf ramp with limited height and width clearance." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 140 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T01:40:09.754255"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 140 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
140
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T01:19:45.677776+00:00
First case
140
Generated
2026-02-28T01:19:45.677776+00:00
Attributed to
Case 140 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T01:40:09.754255
Generated by
ProEthica Case 140 Extraction