Abrogation of Fundamental Responsibility Through Pressure Yielding Invoked In BER 92-4
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/79#Abrogation_of_Fundamental_Responsibility_Through_Pressure_Yielding_Invoked_In_BER_92-4
Properties
Instance of
AbrogationofFundamentalEngineeringResponsibilityThroughPressureYielding
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#AbrogationofFundamentalEngineeringResponsibilityThroughPressureYielding
Applied to
Superior's order to expedite environmental permit despite technical concerns
Balancing with
Employment security
Organizational harmony
Superior's authority
Concrete expression
Engineer A in BER 92-4 would have committed an abrogation of fundamental engineering responsibility had he issued the permit despite his belief that it violated air pollution standards, yielding to his superior's pressure to 'avoid any hang-ups'
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Interpretation
The Board's determination that it would not have been ethical to withdraw (requiring instead that Engineer A 'stick to his guns') reflects the principle that yielding to organizational pressure on safety determinations constitutes fundamental professional abrogation
Invoked by
BER 92-4 Engineer A Environmental Permit Regulatory Engineer
Tension resolution
The engineer must maintain the safety position against organizational pressure; withdrawal would itself have been an abrogation
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineers have an essential role as technically-qualified professionals to 'stick to their guns' and represent the public interest under the circumstances where they believe the public health and safety is at stake.
Text references
Engineers have an essential role as technically-qualified professionals to 'stick to their guns' and represent the public interest under the circumstances where they believe the public health and safety is at stake.
He was told by a superior to move expeditiously on the permit and 'avoid any hang-ups' with respect to technical issues.
it would not have been ethical for Engineer A to withdraw from further work in this case
TTL
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"Organizational harmony",
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proeth:invokedby "BER 92-4 Engineer A Environmental Permit Regulatory Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Abrogation of Fundamental Engineering Responsibility Through Pressure Yielding" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineers have an essential role as technically-qualified professionals to 'stick to their guns' and represent the public interest under the circumstances where they believe the public health and safety is at stake." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The engineer must maintain the safety position against organizational pressure; withdrawal would itself have been an abrogation" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineers have an essential role as technically-qualified professionals to 'stick to their guns' and represent the public interest under the circumstances where they believe the public health and safety is at stake.",
"He was told by a superior to move expeditiously on the permit and 'avoid any hang-ups' with respect to technical issues.",
"it would not have been ethical for Engineer A to withdraw from further work in this case" ;
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
79
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T07:03:58.153835+00:00
First case
79
Generated
2026-03-01T07:03:58.153835+00:00
Attributed to
Case 79 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T07:16:01.182488
Generated by
ProEthica Case 79 Extraction