Client-Confided Out-of-Scope Safety Violation Retention State
Class
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Client-ConfidedOut-of-ScopeSafetyViolationRetentionState
Definition
State in which a client voluntarily discloses to an engineer — during the course of a confidential engagement — safety-relevant code violations in systems outside the engineer's domain of competence, where the engineer acknowledges the risk to occupants but the confidentiality agreement and client's 'as-is' sale intent together suppress third-party reporting, and the engineer's only documented response is a brief mention in the confidential report.
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Subclass of
Definition
State in which a client voluntarily discloses to an engineer — during the course of a confidential engagement — safety-relevant code violations in systems outside the engineer's domain of competence, where the engineer acknowledges the risk to occupants but the confidentiality agreement and client's 'as-is' sale intent together suppress third-party reporting, and the engineer's only documented response is a brief mention in the confidential report.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which a professional engineer retained for a specific structural evaluation of an occupied building learns — through client disclosure rather than independent investigation — of code-violating deficiencies in systems outside the engineer's domain expertise (e.g., electrical, mechanical), where the client has explicitly stated the building will be sold 'as is' with no remediation, and the engineer has agreed to a confidentiality obligation, creating a conflict between contractual confidentiality and the paramount obligation to protect occupant safety.
Source Evidence
Source Text
the client confides in Engineer A and informs him that the building contains deficiencies in the electrical and mechanical systems which violate applicable codes and standards
TTL
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rdfs:label "Client-Confided Out-of-Scope Safety Violation Retention State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a client voluntarily discloses to an engineer — during the course of a confidential engagement — safety-relevant code violations in systems outside the engineer's domain of competence, where the engineer acknowledges the risk to occupants but the confidentiality agreement and client's 'as-is' sale intent together suppress third-party reporting, and the engineer's only documented response is a brief mention in the confidential report." ;
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
dbbf51dc0d55394a...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
84
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T13:31:22.087445+00:00
First Discovered In Case
84
Generated
2026-03-01T13:31:22.087445+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 84 Extraction