Ethical issues in engineering design - 3TU.Centre for Ethics and ...
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<strong>Ethical</strong> <strong>issues</strong> <strong>in</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>design</strong><br />
Table 8.2: Summary of the pip<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> equipment case-study.<br />
Normal, middle to low level <strong>design</strong><br />
<strong>Ethical</strong> <strong>issues</strong>, K<strong>in</strong>d of <strong>issues</strong> Solution <strong>and</strong><br />
questions <strong>and</strong><br />
decision<br />
problems<br />
approaches<br />
Assumption:<br />
Operationalisation Approval by<br />
<strong>design</strong><strong>in</strong>g follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
legislation <strong>and</strong> codes<br />
leads to safe <strong>and</strong> good<br />
<strong>in</strong>stallations.<br />
I of requirements Notified Body.<br />
Which code will be<br />
used <strong>in</strong> this <strong>design</strong><br />
process to make a<br />
good <strong>and</strong> safe <strong>design</strong>?<br />
What load <strong>and</strong><br />
accident scenarios<br />
need to be accounted<br />
<strong>for</strong>?<br />
Deviation from code<br />
allowed?<br />
Inconsistencies<br />
between customer<br />
requirements, codes<br />
<strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />
156<br />
Operationalisation<br />
I of requirements<br />
Operationalisation<br />
II of safety<br />
Operationalisation<br />
I of requirements<br />
Choos<strong>in</strong>g between<br />
allowable codes<br />
from regulative<br />
framework.<br />
Experience,<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternal company<br />
rules, customer<br />
rules, seek advice<br />
from Notified Body<br />
Use alternative<br />
ways specified <strong>in</strong><br />
regulative<br />
framework <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
confer with<br />
Notified Body.<br />
Mak<strong>in</strong>g trade-offs Discuss with<br />
customer about his<br />
requirements <strong>and</strong>/<br />
or ask Notified<br />
Body what tradeoffs<br />
they accept.<br />
Decision makers<br />
<strong>in</strong>volved<br />
Organisations<br />
<strong>for</strong>mulat<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
regulative<br />
framework, e.g.<br />
Notified Body,<br />
European Union,<br />
governments,<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ardisation<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutes<br />
Customer or<br />
customer <strong>and</strong><br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
company<br />
Stress eng<strong>in</strong>eer,<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
company,<br />
(customer, Notified<br />
Body)<br />
Job eng<strong>in</strong>eer, stress<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer <strong>and</strong><br />
materials eng<strong>in</strong>eer,<br />
customer, Notified<br />
Body<br />
Customer,<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
company, Notified<br />
Body
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