Forensic Engagement Scope-Exceeding Safety Discovery State
Class
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ForensicEngagementScope-ExceedingSafetyDiscoveryState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer retained for a specific forensic or investigative purpose (e.g., post-arson structural evaluation for an insurance company) discovers, in the course of that limited engagement, a pre-existing design defect unrelated to the original incident — triggering obligations that extend beyond the retaining client to the broader public, while the engineer's formal authority to act is constrained by the limited scope of the original engagement.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineer retained for a specific forensic or investigative purpose (e.g., post-arson structural evaluation for an insurance company) discovers, in the course of that limited engagement, a pre-existing design defect unrelated to the original incident — triggering obligations that extend beyond the retaining client to the broader public, while the engineer's formal authority to act is constrained by the limited scope of the original engagement.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which a licensed professional engineer, retained for a limited or specific purpose (such as post-arson evaluation or expert witness review), incidentally discovers a structural deficiency or safety hazard that is outside the scope of their engagement but within their professional competence to assess — triggering an obligation to report the deficiency to affected parties and public authorities beyond the retaining client, regardless of the limited scope of the original engagement.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A initially observes that, aside from the slight fire damage, the beam looks too light to provide adequate structural support
TTL
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
ebff7f5fdb43d897...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
78
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T04:51:35.554670+00:00
First Discovered In Case
78
Generated
2026-02-27T04:51:35.554670+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 78 Extraction