Good Faith Safety Concern Without Demonstrable Violation State
Class
11084c3f
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#GoodFaithSafetyConcernWithoutDemonstrableViolationState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer holds a sincere, good-faith belief that a product or system raises public safety concerns — based on observed performance inconsistencies and professional judgment — but cannot point to a clear, demonstrable, or confirmed safety violation, specific incident, or applicable regulatory standard that has been breached, creating a context in which the engineer's reporting and escalation obligations are attenuated relative to confirmed-violation scenarios, while still permitting and encouraging voluntary participation in public safety standards processes.
Properties
Subclass of
Definition
State in which a professional engineer holds a sincere, good-faith belief that a product or system raises public safety concerns — based on observed performance inconsistencies and professional judgment — but cannot point to a clear, demonstrable, or confirmed safety violation, specific incident, or applicable regulatory standard that has been breached, creating a context in which the engineer's reporting and escalation obligations are attenuated relative to confirmed-violation scenarios, while still permitting and encouraging voluntary participation in public safety standards processes.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which a professional has identified a potential concern or suspicion about risk or harm but has not yet developed sufficient technical evidence or analysis to elevate that concern to the level of established fact, limiting disclosure obligations while still warranting prudential communication.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A had expressed to Company X general product safety concerns regarding the new product due to inconsistent performance by the product and not due to any clear or demonstrative expressed safety concern
TTL
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rdfs:label "Good Faith Safety Concern Without Demonstrable Violation State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a professional engineer holds a sincere, good-faith belief that a product or system raises public safety concerns — based on observed performance inconsistencies and professional judgment — but cannot point to a clear, demonstrable, or confirmed safety violation, specific incident, or applicable regulatory standard that has been breached, creating a context in which the engineer's reporting and escalation obligations are attenuated relative to confirmed-violation scenarios, while still permitting and encouraging voluntary participation in public safety standards processes." ;
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
11084c3f4612fba4...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
142
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T22:56:08.453937+00:00
First Discovered In Case
142
Generated
2026-02-27T22:56:08.453937+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 142 Extraction