DP9
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/181#DP9
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Parent
Decision Point Id
DP9
Decision Question
Should Engineer A apply the standard sequential escalation pathway — notify Engineer B first, then escalate to authorities if necessary — or bypass the collegial step and report immediately to the proper authorities based on an assessment that the public safety risk is imminent and severe?
Focus
Engineer A must assess whether the severity and imminence of the discovered safety risk requires immediate bypass of the sequential escalation pathway and direct reporting to authorities, or whether the standard collegial-first escalation sequence remains appropriate — and must document that assessment as a non-optional professional duty.
Option1
Conduct and document a formal severity-and-imminence assessment concluding that the risk is uncertain or non-imminent, then proceed with the standard sequential pathway — notify Engineer B first with a documented corrective action deadline, and commit to escalating to the proper authorities if Engineer B fails to take prompt and verifiable corrective action.
Option2
Conduct and document a severity-and-imminence assessment concluding that the public faces a concrete and serious current risk, then bypass the collegial notification step and report the discovered violations directly and immediately to the proper regulatory authorities — potentially notifying Engineer B concurrently but not as a precondition of regulatory reporting.
Option3
Proceed directly to the collegial notification step without conducting a formal documented severity-and-imminence assessment, treating the sequential pathway as the default applicable procedure for all peer review safety discoveries regardless of the specific risk profile — relying on the collegial discussion itself to surface information about severity and imminence.
Role Label
Engineer A
TTL
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Ontology
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8e32d97f8e5fb998...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
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ProEthica Case 181 Extraction