Incidental Safety Observation State
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9e5b791d
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#IncidentalSafetyObservationState
Definition
State in which a licensed professional engineer, while performing services for a client in one domain, incidentally observes a safety deficiency in another domain of the same property or project — a deficiency not within the scope of their engagement but within their professional competence to recognize — creating tension between the limited scope of their retainer, their professional obligation to protect public safety, and the question of whether and how to communicate the observed hazard.
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Definition
State in which a licensed professional engineer, while performing services for a client in one domain, incidentally observes a safety deficiency in another domain of the same property or project — a deficiency not within the scope of their engagement but within their professional competence to recognize — creating tension between the limited scope of their retainer, their professional obligation to protect public safety, and the question of whether and how to communicate the observed hazard.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A observes that the builder routed the piping for the retrofitted sprinkler system through the unheated garage, exposing the pipes to freezing temperatures
TTL
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rdfs:label "Incidental Safety Observation State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a licensed professional engineer, while performing services for a client in one domain, incidentally observes a safety deficiency in another domain of the same property or project — a deficiency not within the scope of their engagement but within their professional competence to recognize — creating tension between the limited scope of their retainer, their professional obligation to protect public safety, and the question of whether and how to communicate the observed hazard." ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#State> .
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Ontology
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Content Hash
9e5b791df1c63e9c...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
59
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T22:23:53.739334+00:00
First Discovered In Case
59
Generated
2026-02-25T22:23:53.739334+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 59 Extraction