Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked by Engineer D
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/22#Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_D
Properties
Instance of
FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
Applied to
Sharing of as-built drawings with contractors
Balancing with
Confidentiality of Employer Information in Public Agency Context
Formal Channel Requirement for Information Sharing in Public Procurement
Concrete expression
Engineer D's efforts to make as-built drawings available are framed as acting in the employer's best interest, but the faithful agent obligation also requires D to act within proper institutional channels rather than through informal personal initiative
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Interpretation
In this context, faithful agency requires D to serve the employer's interest in improved project outcomes while respecting the employer's institutional processes for information sharing — the two obligations must be reconciled through formal channels, not informal workarounds
Invoked by
Engineer D Public Sector Fire Protection Engineer
Tension resolution
The faithful agent obligation is satisfied by advising contractors that as-built drawings are available and directing them to formal request processes, rather than sharing documents informally on D's own initiative
Source Evidence
Source text
Acting as a faithful agent or trustee for a client or employer is an obligation for any engineer and is one of the fundamental canons in NSPE's code of ethics.
Text references
Acting as a faithful agent or trustee for a client or employer is an obligation for any engineer and is one of the fundamental canons in NSPE's code of ethics.
D should not share documents on their own initiative or without formal permission.
Engineer D's efforts to make as-built drawings available for reference appears to be acting in the employer's best interest.
TTL
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case22:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_D a proeth:FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked by Engineer D" ;
proeth:appliedto "Sharing of as-built drawings with contractors" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Confidentiality of Employer Information in Public Agency Context",
"Formal Channel Requirement for Information Sharing in Public Procurement" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer D's efforts to make as-built drawings available are framed as acting in the employer's best interest, but the faithful agent obligation also requires D to act within proper institutional channels rather than through informal personal initiative" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "22" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T19:58:39.771005+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "22" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T19:58:39.771005+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "In this context, faithful agency requires D to serve the employer's interest in improved project outcomes while respecting the employer's institutional processes for information sharing — the two obligations must be reconciled through formal channels, not informal workarounds" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer D Public Sector Fire Protection Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Acting as a faithful agent or trustee for a client or employer is an obligation for any engineer and is one of the fundamental canons in NSPE's code of ethics." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The faithful agent obligation is satisfied by advising contractors that as-built drawings are available and directing them to formal request processes, rather than sharing documents informally on D's own initiative" ;
proeth:textreferences "Acting as a faithful agent or trustee for a client or employer is an obligation for any engineer and is one of the fundamental canons in NSPE's code of ethics.",
"D should not share documents on their own initiative or without formal permission.",
"Engineer D's efforts to make as-built drawings available for reference appears to be acting in the employer's best interest." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 22 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T20:07:58.299906"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 22 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
22
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T19:58:39.771005+00:00
First case
22
Generated
2026-02-25T19:58:39.771005+00:00
Attributed to
Case 22 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T20:07:58.299906
Generated by
ProEthica Case 22 Extraction