NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_Public_Safety_Paramount
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/92#NSPE_Code_of_Ethics_Public_Safety_Paramount
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.99
Created by
National Society of Professional Engineers
Document title
NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Used in context
Cited as the primary normative authority establishing the engineer's paramount obligation to hold public safety, health, and welfare above all other duties; specifically invoked to determine Engineer A's obligation to report water contamination to proper authorities and withdraw from the project
Version
Current at time of case
Source Evidence
Source text
its importance is evident by the fact that it is the very first obligation stated in the NSPE Code of Ethics
Text references
Engineer A had an ethical obligation under the Code to go considerably farther
its importance is evident by the fact that it is the very first obligation stated in the NSPE Code of Ethics
the Code only requires that the engineer withdraw from a project and report to proper authorities when the circumstances involve endangerment to the public safety, health and welfare
we would be ignoring our obligation to the Code and hence to the engineering profession if, in matters of public health and safety, we were to decide otherwise
TTL
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proeth:textreferences "Engineer A had an ethical obligation under the Code to go considerably farther",
"its importance is evident by the fact that it is the very first obligation stated in the NSPE Code of Ethics",
"the Code only requires that the engineer withdraw from a project and report to proper authorities when the circumstances involve endangerment to the public safety, health and welfare",
"we would be ignoring our obligation to the Code and hence to the engineering profession if, in matters of public health and safety, we were to decide otherwise" ;
proeth:usedby "NSPE Board of Ethical Review" ;
proeth:usedincontext "Cited as the primary normative authority establishing the engineer's paramount obligation to hold public safety, health, and welfare above all other duties; specifically invoked to determine Engineer A's obligation to report water contamination to proper authorities and withdraw from the project" ;
proeth:version "Current at time of case" ;
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prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T14:00:16.255907"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
92
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T13:33:18.056663+00:00
First case
92
Generated
2026-03-01T13:33:18.056663+00:00
Attributed to
Case 92 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T14:00:16.255907
Generated by
ProEthica Case 92 Extraction