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Ethics Cases for Safety Engineers

Authors: Balassone, James ; McBain, John
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A collection of ethical dilemmas for engineers charged with clarifying and overseeing product safety....
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/product-safety.html

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-29 11:26

Hazardous Materials

Authors: Schrag, Brian
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case discusses issues of lab and worker safety as it relates to researchers and students, whistleblowing and it's ramifications....
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/hazmat.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-22 11:42

The Persistent Engineer

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are a civil engineer, and while driving around town, notice that a local company has a storage tank of chlorine gas in an extremely unsafe area....
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/persistent.aspx

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

The Case of the Lakewood Hi-Stak

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A summary of a historical case of a heavy equipment accident, which raises questions about responsibility, safety, and design. The case itself includes detailed diagrams and numerical problems....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/lakewood.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 14:20

Trench Boxes and the Construction Site

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Summary of a case involving safety equipment and professional responsibility on a trench digging site....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/trench_boxes.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 13:03

Lamination Press Layout

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: While working on a design layout for a printed circuit board manufacturer, an engineer notices a workplace safety hazard. Should she tell the machine operator about the unsafe working conditions she has been working in?...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/22687.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 13:58

Window Safety

Authors: Harris, Charles E. ; Pritchard, Michael S. ; Rabins, Michael J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: W. Lynn Beason is an engineer who specializes in window safety, and often serves as a consultant or expert witness. He regards himself as a public safety advocate, and approaches these cases by telling potential clients that rather ...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/pitts/be120/Handouts/cases/case54.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-22 15:06

Risk Communication and Electromagnetic Fields

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The United States Navy wants to build a radar facility in Lajas, Puerto Rico. Members of the local community are concerned about the possibility that the facility could generate electromagnetic fields that could have harmful health ...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/22700.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 14:11

The Aberdeen Three Case

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A summary of a historical case involving criminal negliance at a hazardous waste storage facility at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Includes an instructor guide, questions for class discussion, and expert commentary on the case....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/aberdeen.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 14:17

Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A summary of the historical case of a deadly catwalk collapse at the Kansas City hotel. The case emphasizes issues of professional responsibility. Includes an instructor's guide and points for discussion....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/24338.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 13:57

Safety vs. Economics : Engineering Ethics Skit

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This is an engineering ethics skit created by Civil Engineering students at Kansas State University. The engineers are considering using a small steel column, if it is safe enough, and studying the savings with using a smaller colum...
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/enggethics#p/u/20/r8b5Z7hFDBc

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-01 11:32

Optimization, Option Disclosure, and Problem Redefinition: Derivative Moral Obligations of Engineers and the Case of the Composite-Material Bicycle

Authors: McGinn, Robert E.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This article describes the moral obligation of engineers and how it is related to design, manufacturing and responsible conduct of research; specifically composite material used in bicycle frame design....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/profpractice/ppessays/composite_bike.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-27 14:14

Challenger O-Ring Data Analysis

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case provides an analysis of the O-ring data from the Challenger Disaster and argues for a launch scrub. Suitable for courses in applied statistics, material, and general engineering levels 1-4....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/ORingAnalysis.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-19 14:52

Engineers Know of Hazard : Engineering Ethics Skit

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Two engineers discuss the possibility of a problem with a dam that fisherman fish below. One is worried about the safety of these individuals, and asks if they should install a safer system then the one being used currently....
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/enggethics#p/u/10/HPE9ZxtvKPg

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-01 11:32

SUV Safety

Authors: Cox-White, Becky ; Connolly, Peggy ; Englehardt, Elaine ; Hinman, Lawrence ; Robert Ladenson ; Leever, Martin
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Despite the danger of sports utility vehicles to roll over, consumers still continue to buy these vehicles because of their multiple use capacities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued warnings about this i...
Year: 2001
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/SUV%20Safety.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-06 15:12

Optimization, Option Disclosure, and Problem Redefinition: Derivative Moral Obligations of Engineers and the Case of the Composite-Material Bicycle

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This article describes the moral obligation of engineers and how it is related to design, manufacturing and responsible conduct of research; specifically composite material used in bicycle frame design....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/profpractice/ppessays/composite_bike.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 14:45

Code Violations with Safety Implications (adapted from NSPE Case No. 89-7)

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Metzler, an engineer, is hired to confirm the structural integrity of an apartment building that his client is going to sell. When he learns from his client that the building does violate some electrical and mechanical code, he is u...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/ec89-7.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-04 12:09

Infants Under Pressure

Authors: Unger, Stephen H.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A fictionalized case about an employee who was fired for drawing attention to a safety flaw in a medical product....
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/infantsunderpressure.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-27 14:05

Dissent or Not Dissent

Authors: Rabins, Michael J. ; Pritchard, Michael S. ; Harris, Charles E.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Allison Turner is a department manager at a large commercial nuclear generating plant. During a meeting of the Plant Nuclear Safety Review Committee (PNSRC), the committee discusses what to do about the degraded cooling water flow a...
Year: 2000
URL: http://wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/templates/student_resources/0534605796_harris/cases/Cases/case05.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-22 15:03

Responsibility for Public Safety and the Obligation of Client Confidentiality

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: 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. Includes references to the NSPE Code of...
Year: 1990
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14284.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 13:30

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

Question about Colleague's Work : Engineering Ethics Skit

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In this case study by students from Kansas State University, one of the engineers in a small engineering firm notices a problem in his colleague's plans for a client that could be a major safety issue. Should he stay silent about th...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/enggethics#p/u/9/1FZjfddOTpw

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-01 11:32

The Dancing Tower

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An engineer working in a transmitting tower must decide if the tower presents a safety issue when a lightening rod falls off the tower, and he thinks that something serious might be wrong with the structure. Case study video by stud...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/enggethics#p/u/0/j3s4JwQp9_E

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-01 11:33

Air Bags

Authors: Harris, Charles E. ; Pritchard, Michael S. ; Rabins, Michael J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Describes the career of Carl Clark, who, even 35 years after helping develop air bags for automobiles, is still doing whatever he can to promote their appropriate use and improvement. ...
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/pitts/be120/Handouts/cases/case30.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-02-22 15:02

Risk, Tradeoffs, and Informed Consent:The Hundred-Year Flood

Authors: Wujek, Joseph H.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An oil refining company considers building a refinery on a flood plain. Periodic huge floods raise issues regarding whether worker housing should be built there and, if so, what types of housing would be most appropriate, according ...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/profpractice/ppcases/numericalprob/EE20.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-27 14:22