Engineering Practice Cases
An Inquiry about the Connection Between Engineering Work and the Military
Can any branch of engineering science be divorced from military?
Requesting a Recommedation Letter
Is it unethical for a registrar auditor that has worked with company/me for 8+ years to be one of my peer reference?
An engineer with too much power?-Conflict of Interest?
One person holds, besides his regular job, many other high level ranks in different government sections. Is it right for him to get his own idea implimented by passing his corresponding proposal using his power in the various posts that he holds simultaneously?
Engineer with bogus "degrees"
What to do about an Engineer representing that they hold an unaccredited or false college degree, from Kennedy-Western University, Rochville University, Almeda University or a similiar entity? Senate Hearing 108-353 "Bogus Degrees and Unmet Expectations, Are Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Diploma Mills?"
There is a foul odor – Turning over Plans
NJ engineer will not release as-built septic plans to new co owner of house. States his girlfriend is owed money by other co owner of home and cannot release plans until she is paid $1800.
Engineering Assistance
Manufacturer offers engineering services.
PE Stamp when QA/QC
Should an office professional engineer stamp the work created under the supervision of another professional engineer after only being involved in the final QA/QC review simply because the original supervising engineer is too busy to complete the QA/QC?
Is this a Conflict of Interest?
Drawing Revisions
Who is responsible for revisions to a drawing?
Do you eliminate the distributor?
Liability/responsibility of the individual engineer
Misappropriation of one's engineering work
Engineer copied my work
Consultant versus Staff Engineer - Conflict of Interest?
Staff Engineer acting a Engineer-of-Record for unlicensed Engineering Consultant - is this a conflict of interest?
Three Sources of Professional ethics
I need help for a research paper!
Need Help! Engineers Looking for advice about their legal obligations to the public
Need more understanding about Professional Engineers and their legal obligations to the public.
Ethics in Undergraduate Studies
Ethics are more than important in the workplace, but I would like to know different opinions and cases where ethics were important while in undergrad.
Conflict of Interests-Student Scholarship
Case in which an engineer ought to tell a worker about risks
A case of an engineer hired by a printed circuit boards manufacturer to do a process layout design. Whilst doing the job she discovered epoxy in the fibre glass layer in which the manufacturer has been manually punched holes into. She sought information from the Environmental and Safety Department and found out the serious health risks involved in being exposed to this epoxy. In this essay I shall discuss the responsibility and the actions that should be undertaken by this engineer to enhance safety in this workplace. Furthermore, I will use researched materials as a guidance.
Ethics with co-op students
Was it appropriate for Derwin to discuss his concerns about Randy with the university's Co-op Coordinator prior to discussing the matter with Randy?
Engineering Ethics & Prevention of Trench Wall Collapse
the process know as trench digging is a common practice in the field of engineering. the common name of the process is called a trench box. in this trench box engineers o workers use a hydraulic pump or a tractor backhoe and dig trenches so work can be rendered.After a trench is dug, workers go down into the trench, performing whatever work is necessary, such as laying pipe or telephone lines, welding pipe, or installing valves. If the walls of the trench are not supported, there is the possibility that the walls will collapse and trap the workers in the trench. Historically, there have been between 100 and 300 people killed in the United States every year due to trench collapses.
Scenario: Entrepreneur on Company Time
A division of a Fortune 500 company (Division X) initiated a new ideas contest to solicit ideas from their employees. The program was a contest open to all employees and to any idea. The new ideas contest was characterized as entrepreneurial in spirit and promotional material promised to involve, recognize, reward, and support the employees whose ideas were chosen.
Dealing with Poor Work Habits
Qatar employees are lazy and time issue.
Hospitality from a Vendor -7 cases
Paul Ledbetter decides to accept hospitality from a vendor in the form of a country club membership.
Inconsistent Practice of a City Engineer
Is it ethical for a City Engineer to show bias or preferential treatment of one private Consulting Engineer over another?
Ethical Challenges Posed by Cost-Cutting
The question is: What special ethical challenges does having to keep costs within tight budget targets pose for automotive engineers?
Bid Shopping
Company X solicits competitive bids on the design and construction of a palm oil processing factory facility. All bidders are requested to include in their proposals the automation/processing facility used to produce the specified post-processed palm oil product. The process generally is one which has been in common use for several years. All the bids are generally similar in most respects from the standpoint of technology. A few days later, contractor A submits the highest bid price but the contractor includes a newly-invented automation/processing facility in the proposal. The innovation is checked and proven to be feasible. Company X then requested contractor B who submits lower bid price, to amend and bid on new design. The replies all are disclosed during the process. Is the action of Company X permissible?
Bhopal Tragedy
The Indian Govt's explanation doesn't sound possible for the below reasons, I have not found these discussed anywhere else on the internet and would like to know other peoples thoughts.
Lamination Press Layout
An industrial engineer was recently hired by a printed circuit boards manufacturer to do process layout design. The engineer was assigned to do a re-layout of the lamination press room. She started by analyzing each one of the process steps to optimize space and process time. While conducting her study she found that the company was using a manual puncher in this area to punch alignment holes in the inner layer material. She noticed that the room was covered with dust and a white material. When she asked the operator what this material was, she was told that it was fiberglass that came from the inner layer material. (The inner layer material was composed of several layers of fiberglass coated with epoxy.) Concerned about possible adverse health effects, the engineer visited the Environmental and Safety Department and requested an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) of the inner layer material. She was shocked to find out that that the material dust causes respiratory complications, even cancer, when breathed into the lungs. She returned to the lamination press room and asked the operator how long she had worked in this area. The operator replied that it would be ten years the next month. Should the engineer tell the operator about the risk she had been running for the last ten years? What other steps, if any, should she take now? What is the engineer's responsibility?