Engineering Self-Policing Obligation Invoked in Peer Review Safety Reporting Context
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/181#Engineering_Self-Policing_Obligation_Invoked_in_Peer_Review_Safety_Reporting_Context
Properties
Instance of
EngineeringSelf-PolicingObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineeringSelf-PolicingObligation
Applied to
Engineer B's potential safety code violations discovered during peer review
Balancing with
Peer Review Confidentiality Agreement Obligation
Concrete expression
Engineer A, as a licensed professional engineer, has an obligation to cooperate with proper authorities in furnishing information or assistance as may be required when Engineer A has knowledge of an alleged violation of the Code of Ethics — reflecting engineering's character as a self-policing profession
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
The self-policing obligation is not suspended by the peer review context or the confidentiality agreement; it persists and must be fulfilled through the appropriate sequenced escalation procedure
Invoked by
Engineer A Peer Review Safety Violation Discovering Engineer
Tension resolution
Self-policing obligation is fulfilled through the sequenced escalation: first engage Engineer B, then warn of intent to report, then report to authorities if necessary
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A, having knowledge of any alleged violation of the Code of Ethics, has an obligation to cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
Text references
Engineer A, having knowledge of any alleged violation of the Code of Ethics, has an obligation to cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
TTL
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rdfs:label "Engineering Self-Policing Obligation Invoked in Peer Review Safety Reporting Context" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer B's potential safety code violations discovered during peer review" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Peer Review Confidentiality Agreement Obligation" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A, as a licensed professional engineer, has an obligation to cooperate with proper authorities in furnishing information or assistance as may be required when Engineer A has knowledge of an alleged violation of the Code of Ethics — reflecting engineering's character as a self-policing profession" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "181" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T09:15:02.559197+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "181" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T09:15:02.559197+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The self-policing obligation is not suspended by the peer review context or the confidentiality agreement; it persists and must be fulfilled through the appropriate sequenced escalation procedure" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Peer Review Safety Violation Discovering Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Engineering Self-Policing Obligation" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A, having knowledge of any alleged violation of the Code of Ethics, has an obligation to cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Self-policing obligation is fulfilled through the sequenced escalation: first engage Engineer B, then warn of intent to report, then report to authorities if necessary" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A, having knowledge of any alleged violation of the Code of Ethics, has an obligation to cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 181 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T09:25:33.358489"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 181 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
181
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T09:15:02.559197+00:00
First case
181
Generated
2026-03-01T09:15:02.559197+00:00
Attributed to
Case 181 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T09:25:33.358489
Generated by
ProEthica Case 181 Extraction