Knowledge of Information Damaging to Client's Interest -- NSPE Case No. 76-4
Educational ResourceAuthor:Anonymous
Abstract:
This is a historical case reviewed by the NSPE Board of Ethical Review in 1976 in which an engineer has a conflict between honoring an agreement with a former employer and reporting a hazard to protect the public interest.
Keywords:
Confidentiality, Engineer/Client Relationships, Environmental Justice, Ethics and Society, Public Well-being, Research and Practice, Risk, Safety, Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Workplace Ethics
Confidentiality, Engineer/Client Relationships, Environmental Justice, Ethics and Society, Public Well-being, Research and Practice, Risk, Safety, Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Workplace Ethics
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2006
2006
Related Links:
https://onlineethics.org/cases/cases-nspe-board-ethical-review/knowledge-information-damaging-clients-interest-nspe-case-no
Notes:
Case Study / Scenario|Historical / Non-Fiction Case
