Responsibility for Public Safety and the Obligation of Client Confidentiality (adapted from NSPE Case No. 90-5)

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Author:Anonymous
Abstract:

Tenants sue their building's owner, and the owner employs an engineer who finds structural defects not mentioned in the tenants' lawsuit. Issues of public safety versus client confidentiality.

Keywords:
Confidentiality, Engineer/Client Relationships, Ethics and Society, Public Well-being, Research and Practice, Risk, Safety, Social Justice, Social Responsibility, Workplace Ethics
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2006
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/professional-ethics-engineering-practice-discussion-cases-based-nspe-ber-cases/responsibility
    • Notes:

    Open-ended scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/p6zr-s746