NSPE Code Section II.1.a - Public Safety Primary Obligation
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/89#NSPE_Code_Section_II.1.a_-_Public_Safety_Primary_Obligation
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.97
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers, Section II.1.a
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Used in context
Establishes the engineer's primary obligation to protect public safety, health, property, and welfare; used to find Engineer A in violation for abandoning safety recommendation under client cost pressure
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
Section II.1.a. admonishes engineers to recognize that their primary obligation is to protect the public safety, health, property, and welfare
Text references
Engineer A acted in a manner that suggests that the primary obligation was not the public but the client's economic concerns
Engineer A did not recognize this primary obligation
Engineer A was in violation of Section II.1.a
Section II.1.a. admonishes engineers to recognize that their primary obligation is to protect the public safety, health, property, and welfare
TTL
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
89
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T18:07:44.579279+00:00
First case
89
Generated
2026-03-01T18:07:44.579279+00:00
Attributed to
Case 89 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T18:38:27.065245
Generated by
ProEthica Case 89 Extraction