NSPE Code of Ethics - Public Health Safety Welfare Paramount Obligation
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/88#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_-_Public_Health_Safety_Welfare_Paramount_Obligation
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.98
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
Engineer A in evaluating obligations regarding climate change impacts on proposed development
Used in context
Establishes the primary ethical obligation of engineers to hold paramount the protection of public health, safety, and welfare, stated broadly and not bounded by legal or regulatory requirements
Version
Current
Source Evidence
Source text
Professional engineers have a primary ethical obligation to hold paramount the protection of public health, safety, and welfare. That obligation is not bounded by what is required by law, or by regulations, but rather is stated broadly.
Text references
Professional engineers have a primary ethical obligation to hold paramount the protection of public health, safety, and welfare. That obligation is not bounded by what is required by law, or by regulations, but rather is stated broadly.
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
88
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-26T00:09:39.155089+00:00
First case
88
Generated
2026-02-26T00:09:39.155089+00:00
Attributed to
Case 88 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-26T00:31:11.058688
Generated by
ProEthica Case 88 Extraction