Friday, January 13, 2012
Can I get some opinions about the following topic? What are Engineer A's ethical obligations under the cirs?
A developer retains a contractor to design and build a residential subdivision near several high voltage power lines. Engineer A, an electrical engineer employed by the contractor, recommends to the contractor and developer to include a protective steel mesh in the homes to be built to mitigate occupants' exposure to interior levels of low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF). While Engineer A understands that in the United States there are no widely-accepted health and safety standards limiting occupational or residential exposure to 60-Hz EMF, he is aware of and concerned about certain scientific research concerning possible causal links between childhood leukemia and exposure to low-frequency EMF from power lines. Because of the added cost ociated with the recommendation, the developer refuses to approve the recommendation. Contractor directs Engineer A to proceed in accordance with the developer's decision.
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