BER Case 96-4 Public Safety at Risk from Safety-Critical Software
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/165#BER_Case_96-4_Public_Safety_at_Risk_from_Safety-Critical_Software
Properties
Instance of
Active period
From Engineer A's awareness of forthcoming standards through employer's informed decision on additional testing
Affected parties
Client companies
Engineer A
Facility operators
General public
Software company
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Subject
Public health and safety risk from potential deployment of software not meeting forthcoming standards in nuclear, air quality, and water quality facilities
Terminated by
Additional testing confirming compliance, redesign, or informed employer decision to defer deployment
Triggering event
Software designed for safety-critical public facilities (nuclear, air quality, water quality) may not meet forthcoming draft standards
Urgency level
high
Source Evidence
Source text
The industries using the software—water, air, and nuclear—clearly have an enormous impact on the public health, safety, and welfare
Text references
Engineer A needed to be certain that the information imparted to his employer and to the employer's clients was clear, accurate, and direct
The industries using the software—water, air, and nuclear—clearly have an enormous impact on the public health, safety, and welfare
TTL
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rdfs:label "BER Case 96-4 Public Safety at Risk from Safety-Critical Software" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From Engineer A's awareness of forthcoming standards through employer's informed decision on additional testing" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Client companies",
"Engineer A",
"Facility operators",
"General public",
"Software company" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "165" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T23:24:36.099142+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "165" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T23:24:36.099142+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "The industries using the software—water, air, and nuclear—clearly have an enormous impact on the public health, safety, and welfare" ;
proeth:stateclass "Public Safety at Risk" ;
proeth:subject "Public health and safety risk from potential deployment of software not meeting forthcoming standards in nuclear, air quality, and water quality facilities" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Additional testing confirming compliance, redesign, or informed employer decision to defer deployment" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A needed to be certain that the information imparted to his employer and to the employer's clients was clear, accurate, and direct",
"The industries using the software—water, air, and nuclear—clearly have an enormous impact on the public health, safety, and welfare" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Software designed for safety-critical public facilities (nuclear, air quality, water quality) may not meet forthcoming draft standards" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "high" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 165 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T23:40:57.916538"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
165
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T23:24:36.099142+00:00
First case
165
Generated
2026-02-27T23:24:36.099142+00:00
Attributed to
Case 165 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T23:40:57.916538
Generated by
ProEthica Case 165 Extraction