BER Case 88-6
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/5#BER_Case_88-6
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.99
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case 88-6
Importance
high
Used by
BER in establishing Engineer M's affirmative duty to act on public safety concerns
Used in context
Cited as precedent establishing that an engineer who fails to take further action after being silenced by a supervisor regarding a public safety risk does not fulfill the ethical obligation to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public; applied analogically to Engineer M's duty to act despite pressure from the City or Firm DBA
Source Evidence
Source text
In BER Case 88-6, Engineer A had the responsibility for a city's waste disposal plant and is also directly responsible to City Administrator C.
Text references
As in this case, Engineer M, therefore also has a duty to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
In BER Case 88-6, Engineer A had the responsibility for a city's waste disposal plant and is also directly responsible to City Administrator C.
The BER found that Engineer A did not fulfill ethical obligations of holding paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
TTL
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
5
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-24T13:47:48.308135+00:00
First case
5
Generated
2026-02-24T13:47:48.308135+00:00
Attributed to
Case 5 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T14:07:05.442636
Generated by
ProEthica Case 5 Extraction