Engineer A Construction Phase Safety Recommendation Abandoning Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/89#Engineer_A_Construction_Phase_Safety_Recommendation_Abandoning_Engineer
Definition
Engineer A is retained to provide complete engineering services, identifies the dangerous nature of the construction phase and recommends a full-time on-site project representative, but proceeds with the project after the client refuses on cost grounds — abandoning the safety recommendation in subordination to the client's economic concerns.
Properties
Instance of
ConstructionPhaseSafetyRecommendationAbandoningEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ConstructionPhaseSafetyRecommendationAbandoningEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| specialty | Complete engineering services |
| safety_recommendation_made | True |
| recommendation_abandoned | True |
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | public_responsibility |
| target | General Public / Construction Workers |
| type | serves_client |
| target | Project Client Cost-Objecting Safety Staffing Refusing Client |
Role category
public_responsibility
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Engineer Pressure Resistance Invoked Against Client Cost-Based Override of Safety Judgment, Engineer Pressure Resistance Invoked Against Engineer A Yielding to Client Cost Objection, Ethics Code as Higher Standard Than Legal Minimum Invoked for NSPE vs State Board Distinction, Faithful Agent Notification Obligation Invoked for Project Success Risk Communication, Faithful Agent Obligation With in Ethical Limits Invoked to Define Boundary of Engineer As Client Loyalty, Going-Along Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A After Client Cost Refusal, Going-Along Prohibition Invoked Against Engineer A Post-Client-Refusal, Insistence on Client Remedial Action Invoked for On-Site Representative Requirement, Passive Acquiescence After Safety Notification Invoked Against Engineer A, Professional Judgment Abandonment Under Cost Pressure Invoked Against Engineer A, Project Withdrawal as Ethical Recourse Invoked as Engineer As Required Response, Project Withdrawal as Ethical Recourse Invoked for Engineer A Dangerous Project, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked Against Engineer A Cost-Capitulation, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked Against Engineer A Proceeding After Safety Recommendation Refused
hasObligation
Active Insistence Non-Substitution by Silent Notification Engineer A Safety Staffing, Client Safety Violation Insistence or Withdrawal Engineer A Construction Phase Representative, Cost-Pressure Safety Recommendation Abandonment Prohibition Engineer A On-Site Representative, Engineer A Client Override Written Documentation Obligation, Engineer A Client Safety Violation Insistence or Withdrawal Obligation, Engineer A Construction Phase Safety Staffing Insistence or Withdrawal, Engineer A Cost-Pressure Safety Recommendation Abandonment Violation, Engineer A Going-Along Prohibition Violation After Client Cost Refusal, Engineer A Graduated Escalation Before Project Withdrawal, Engineer A Passive Acquiescence Independent Ethical Failure, Engineer A Persistent Client Safety Persuasion Before Withdrawal, Ethics Code Higher Standard Than State Board Rules Engineer A Construction Project, Going-Along Prohibition Engineer A Post-Client-Cost-Refusal Construction Phase, Passive Acquiescence Independent Ethical Failure Engineer A On-Site Representative Refusal, Project Success Safety-Inclusive Notification Engineer A Client Refusal, Public Welfare Paramount Obligation Engineer A Cost-Capitulation Violation, Voluntary Ethics Code Higher Standard Commitment Engineer A NSPE Member
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A recommends to the client that a full-time, on-site project representative be hired for the project
Text references
Engineer A proceeds with his work on the project
Engineer A recommends to the client that a full-time, on-site project representative be hired for the project
TTL
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case89:Engineer_A_Construction_Phase_Safety_Recommendation_Abandoning_Engineer a proeth:ConstructionPhaseSafetyRecommendationAbandoningEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Construction Phase Safety Recommendation Abandoning Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case89:Engineer_Pressure_Resistance_Invoked_Against_Client_Cost-Based_Override_of_Safety_Judgment,
case89:Engineer_Pressure_Resistance_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_Yielding_to_Client_Cost_Objection,
case89:Ethics_Code_as_Higher_Standard_Than_Legal_Minimum_Invoked_for_NSPE_vs_State_Board_Distinction,
case89:Faithful_Agent_Notification_Obligation_Invoked_for_Project_Success_Risk_Communication,
case89:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Within_Ethical_Limits_Invoked_to_Define_Boundary_of_Engineer_As_Client_Loyalty,
case89:Going-Along_Prohibition_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_After_Client_Cost_Refusal,
case89:Going-Along_Prohibition_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_Post-Client-Refusal,
case89:Insistence_on_Client_Remedial_Action_Invoked_for_On-Site_Representative_Requirement,
case89:Passive_Acquiescence_After_Safety_Notification_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A,
case89:Professional_Judgment_Abandonment_Under_Cost_Pressure_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A,
case89:Project_Withdrawal_as_Ethical_Recourse_Invoked_as_Engineer_As_Required_Response,
case89:Project_Withdrawal_as_Ethical_Recourse_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Dangerous_Project,
case89:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_Cost-Capitulation,
case89:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_Against_Engineer_A_Proceeding_After_Safety_Recommendation_Refused ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case89:Active_Insistence_Non-Substitution_by_Silent_Notification_Engineer_A_Safety_Staffing,
case89:Client_Safety_Violation_Insistence_or_Withdrawal_Engineer_A_Construction_Phase_Representative,
case89:Cost-Pressure_Safety_Recommendation_Abandonment_Prohibition_Engineer_A_On-Site_Representative,
case89:Engineer_A_Client_Override_Written_Documentation_Obligation,
case89:Engineer_A_Client_Safety_Violation_Insistence_or_Withdrawal_Obligation,
case89:Engineer_A_Construction_Phase_Safety_Staffing_Insistence_or_Withdrawal,
case89:Engineer_A_Cost-Pressure_Safety_Recommendation_Abandonment_Violation,
case89:Engineer_A_Going-Along_Prohibition_Violation_After_Client_Cost_Refusal,
case89:Engineer_A_Graduated_Escalation_Before_Project_Withdrawal,
case89:Engineer_A_Passive_Acquiescence_Independent_Ethical_Failure,
case89:Engineer_A_Persistent_Client_Safety_Persuasion_Before_Withdrawal,
case89:Ethics_Code_Higher_Standard_Than_State_Board_Rules_Engineer_A_Construction_Project,
case89:Going-Along_Prohibition_Engineer_A_Post-Client-Cost-Refusal_Construction_Phase,
case89:Passive_Acquiescence_Independent_Ethical_Failure_Engineer_A_On-Site_Representative_Refusal,
case89:Project_Success_Safety-Inclusive_Notification_Engineer_A_Client_Refusal,
case89:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Obligation_Engineer_A_Cost-Capitulation_Violation,
case89:Voluntary_Ethics_Code_Higher_Standard_Commitment_Engineer_A_NSPE_Member ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'specialty': 'Complete engineering services', 'safety_recommendation_made': True, 'recommendation_abandoned': True}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer A is retained to provide complete engineering services, identifies the dangerous nature of the construction phase and recommends a full-time on-site project representative, but proceeds with the project after the client refuses on cost grounds — abandoning the safety recommendation in subordination to the client's economic concerns." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.97" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "89" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-01T18:06:57.656355+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "89" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-01T18:06:57.656355+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'public_responsibility', 'target': 'General Public / Construction Workers'}",
"{'type': 'serves_client', 'target': 'Project Client Cost-Objecting Safety Staffing Refusing Client'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "Construction Phase Safety Recommendation Abandoning Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A recommends to the client that a full-time, on-site project representative be hired for the project" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A proceeds with his work on the project",
"Engineer A recommends to the client that a full-time, on-site project representative be hired for the project" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 89 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T18:38:27.064811"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 89 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
89
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-01T18:06:57.656355+00:00
First case
89
Generated
2026-03-01T18:06:57.656355+00:00
Attributed to
Case 89 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T18:38:27.064811
Generated by
ProEthica Case 89 Extraction