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Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Index to Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident Information. A discussion of the accident at the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979 as one of the most serious in the history of the U.S...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/enviro/envirocases/tmiindex.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 14:34

Commentary on 'Technology and Civil Disobedience: Why Engineers Have a Special Duty to Obey the Law'

Authors: Boisjoly, Roger M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The purpose of the commentary is to expose the serious differences between actions by engineers desired in theory by nonengineers versus what is actually required by practicing engineers in promoting the design of safe products. All...
Year: 1995
DOI: 10.1007/BF02584073

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37

Cutting Roadside Trees or Trees

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: For each of the past 7 years at least one person has suffered a fatal automobile accident by crashing into trees closely aligned along a 3 mile stretch of Forest Drive. Many other accidents have also occurred, causing serious injuri...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12534.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-11 11:09

The Ethics of Truth-Telling and the Problem of Risk

Authors: Thompson, Paul B.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author looks at the problem of explaining why truth-telling is problematic in reconciling expert and lay attitudes toward risk. Evaluating risk always incorporates an estimate of the reliability of information. Furthermore, the ...
Year: 1999
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0050-5

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:41

Parking Structure Foundation

Authors: Fletcher, David
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Mary Johnson is working as the lead engineer on a project designing a parking structure in an area where the soil is poor. She runs into some issues dealing with the construction crew who suspect her credibility because she is a wo...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/cven/1/civil01.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-06 11:33

Cellular Phones: Reach Out and Touch Someone?

Authors: Hamid, Michael ; Rodriguez, Jose J ; Trahan, Nicole
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This series of case studies looks at the radiation emitted by the antenna in cellular phones and asks students to calculate the range of the electromagnetic fields radiated by these antenna, and how they would handle this discovery ...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/elen/07/ee07.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 09:48

High Voltage Lines

Authors: Hamid, Michael
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Recent studies have raised concern over the high intensity electromagnetic fields that can be produced by high voltage electric power lines running through residential areas. Possible effects of the magnetic fields are malignant tu...
Year: 1995
URL: http://ethics.tamu.edu/Nsfcases/elen/08/ee08.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 09:51

Love Canal : my story

Authors: Levine, Murray ; Gibbs, Lois Marie
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This is the personal version of incidents at Love Canal, where an elementary school was built on top of a site that was used for the disposal of chemical waste. Lois Gibbs was one of the main individuals who organized the Love Cana...
Year: 1982

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-11 16:41

The Bhopal tragedy : what really happened and what it means for American workers and communities at risk

Authors: Citizens Commission on Bhopal ; Morehouse, Ward ; Subramaniam, M. Arun
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This is a book-length account of the Bhopal tragedy and its implications for American workers and communities exposed to similar risks...
Year: 1986

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:16

Code Enforcement

Authors: National Society for Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An engineer is in the position of having to trade one safety concern for another. Includes references to NSPE Code of Ethics, and a link to the original case brought before NSPE's Board of Ethical Review. ...
Year: 1998
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14279.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 09:12

Engineer's Dispute with Client over Design

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A client believes an engineer's designs are too costly, but the engineer fears that anything less may endanger the public. Includes references to the NSPE Code of Ethics, and a link to the original case brought before NSPE's Board o...
Year: 1984
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14288.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 14:06

Knowledge of Damaging Information

Authors: National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An engineer has a conflict between honoring an agreement with a former employer and reporting a hazard to protect the public interest. Includes references to the NSPE Code of Ethics, and a link to the original case brought before NS...
Year: 2006
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14292.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 14:43

Engineers and the Public: Sharing Responsibilities

Publication Type: Book Chapter
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility
Abstract: This essay discusses the professional responsibility of engineers (indeed, of all professionals) to assist the general public to obtain information about risks associated with specific technological artifacts and systems that may be...
Year: 1994

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 11:47

Can Engineers Hold Public Interests Paramount?

Authors: Broome Jr, Taft H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Research in Philosophy and Technology
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to consider whether public paramountcy rules are consistent with defensible conceptions about the nature of engineering. The main arguments are: (1) while these rules are consistent with conventional app...
Year: 1989

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-11 16:41

Transmission Towers: A Case Study for Use in Teaching in Engineering Ethics

Authors: Fotheringham, Heather
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case examines the moral issues surrounding a disagreement with a boss at work concerning the safety of a transmission tower. It considers safety and risk and whistleblowing. The session is suitable for beginners and students wi...
Year: 2007
URL: http://www.engsc.ac.uk/downloads/scholarart/ethics/transmissiontowers.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-17 10:41

Title Case Study: Bhopal Plant Disaster

Authors: Peterson, M. J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The Bhopal case is an in-depth study of the industrial accident at the Union Carbide factory in India that immediately killed 2,000 people, injured another 200,000 to 300,000 more, and immediately raised questions about plant safety...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.ethicslibrary.org/resources/80/

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-30 17:21

Ethical Risk Assessment: Valuing Public Perceptions

Authors: Herkert, Joseph R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IEEE Technology and Society
Abstract: The author examines the connections between engineering ethics, risk communication, and the engineering culture, and looks at how risk communication could be made into a two-way conversation between experts and the public. ...
Year: 1994
DOI: 10.1109/44.273764

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:09

Managing Dual Use Technology: It Takes Two to Tango

Authors: Kant, Lalit ; Mourya, D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article discusses actions take in India to help prevent the possible misuse of developed and emerging technologies such as advances in bioengineering.As a signatory to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, India has put...
Year: 9999
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-008-9062-9
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9062-9

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-16 14:34

Socially responsible engineering : justice in risk management

Authors: Vallero, Daniel A. ; Vesilind, P. Aarne
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This book focuses on environmental aspects of engineering ethics, gives a historic and philosophical background for the concept of environmental justice, and discusses the technical tools necessary to help engineers evaluate project...
Year: 2007

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-23 16:01

Engineering the risks of hazardous wastes

Authors: Vallero, Daniel A. ; Peirce, J. Jeffrey
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This volume discusses ethical considerations inherent in the management of hazardous waste, the risk management necessary for various kinds of hazardous contaminants, and the risk analysis needed and ethical issues raised for neighb...
Year: 2003

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-23 16:01

Killer Robots

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: As the military moves forward on the development of machines that could be used to kill enemy combatants, many are worried that these machines could be captured and turned into devices of terrorism. In this scenario, a machine is de...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Killer%20Robots

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-03-09 12:10

Building in a High Risk Flood Area

Authors: Leever, Martin ; Bellon, Christina ; Brinkman, Anthony ; Connolly, Peggy ; Skipper, Robert Boyd ; Althaus, Ruth Ann
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In 1998, Sacramento lifted a eight-year building moratorium in the Natomas area, a region that is lower than the elevation of nearby rivers. After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, the Director of the California Departm...
Year: 2007
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Building%20in%20High%20Risk%20Area.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-03-15 16:25

“Dual Use” and “Intentionality”: Seeking to Prevent the Manifestation of Deliberately Harmful Objectives

Authors: Spier, Raymond E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: In this commentary the author provides some reflections on the article,‘The Advancement of Science and the Dilemma of Dual Use: Why We Can’t Afford to Fail,’ discussing the dual-use of knowledge and products made by engineers and sc...
Year: 2010
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-009-9169-7
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9169-7

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-16 14:34

Philosophical Aspects of Dual Use Technologies

Authors: Williams, Erin ; Pustovit, Svitlana
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The term dual use technologies refers to research and technology with the potential both to yield valuable scientific knowledge and to be used for nefarious purposes with serious consequences for public health or the environment. Th...
Year: 2010
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-008-9086-1
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9086-1

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-16 14:34

Why Science cannot be Value-Free

Authors: Lekka-Kowalik, Agnieszka
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author argues that science can never be value-free and discusses how the recognition of this face requires rethinking our understanding of the rationality and responsibility of science. The author then draws three practical conc...
Year: 2010
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-009-9128-3
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9128-3

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-16 14:34