Role of Safety Measures in Engineering

Discuss About The Fostering Argumentation Solving Engineering.

Fred works for super mulcher corporation as mechanical engineer. The company manufactures the model 1pulverizer a 10 hp chipper/shredder that is used in the grinding of the yard waste into small particles that can be composted and blended into the soil hence reducing the amount of garden waste deposited in the landfills. An operator can easily be injured when operating the machine hence the company has come up with safety measures to reduce accidents.

• The company portrays a good ethical practice through putting warning signs on the pulverizer informing the operator of the safety measures when operating the machine (Davis,2018).

• According to Han (2015), the firm should be considerate to its customers regarding the cases where the customers have suffered in the process of consuming the firm’s product by taking the appropriate action.

According to Fred & Cruz-Cruz (2018), Fred attempts to resolve the problems regarding the machine in various ways according to the outlined scenarios:

• By providing the suggestion for redesigning the model 1 pulverizer to solve the plugging problem
• By taking a step to redesign the model 1 pulverizer after reluctance by his colleagues.
• Suggestion of preparation of the redesigning plan and taking it to the management.

John T. Draper discovered how to access the Telephone network    by using a toy whistle in the Cap ‘n Crunch cereal box which enabled him to get free telephone calls in early 1970. He was jailed for his action and while serving his jail term discovered the first word processing software, the IBM which was an early design for easy writer. He used his skills to hack into various computer networks which made him rich. He has now decided to give back to the society by operating an internet security software for protecting online property of corporations.

• According to Jonassen & Ch (2011), It is unethical for professionals to misuse their skills in bad acts like hacking the networks for John Draper.

• It is always good when a person reforms after acknowledging where he has gone wrong in his career but not quiting. John Draper is using his computer skills to do something useful but not quiting after various hacking scandals

• By comparison of the issues regarding the online property of the corporations such as theft by hackers before and after Draper was incorporated for the task, and after a thorough analysis, the results can be shown to those who doubt his services.

           Are customers of the consulting firm entitled to know about Draper’s history and his role at the firm?

According to Little & Fox (2018), they are not supposed to know because this might instill fear among them which might make some to terminate their services with the firm. The most important thing is not for them to know the person in charge of protecting their online property but what matters is the security of their property since Draper’s employer has trust in him.

Chemicals are not well taken care of by the Aberdeen three at the Aberdeen proving Ground which is a US Army facility where chemical weapons are: developed, tested, stored and disposed. Chemicals had been misplaced every where in the facility and they were smashed when the part of the roof collapsed. The spilled chemicals were not cleared for weeks leaking into the ground and later mixed with the sulphuric acid that leaked

from the external tank which was very dangerous to aquatic life. The three mechanical engineers suffered the consequences because they were the professionals and would have prevented that from occurring if they had checked the locality.

• Professionals have a direct responsibility of the dangers others can be exposed to as a result of negligence of duty in their area of specialization like the Aberdeen three (Walther, Miller, & Sochacka ,2017).
• It is unethical for a professional to be ignorant over some issues which might lead to serious problems if not addressed on time.

• Professional ethics requires commitment to the tasks given
• Professional ethics require acceptance of loss suffered as a result of negligence of duty in your area of expertise like the Aberdeen three who suffered for what they were not aware of.

Couples were travelling in a tunnel.26 tons of concrete collapsed on their car and the wife was killed on instantly but the husband sustained injuries. This is because of the nature of the anchoring materials that had been provided to the engineers by the manufacturing company. The company was charged with man slaughter because it was aware of the duration which the material was to last but never indicated on the package. The knowledge would have called for an immediate action hence the accident would have been prevented.

• It was unethical for the manufacturing company failing to provide sufficient information to the tunnel engineers regarding the specific details regarding the nature of the material that was used in the construction of the tunnel.
• According to Yahaghi & Sorooshian (2018), professional ethics requires a direct moral responsibility towards others hence the manufacturing company had a direct moral responsibility towards the Couples who suffered because of their negligence of duty to provide quality material for sensitive construction like that.

Responsibility in Construction

 All the civil engineers should be very cautious when procuring the anchors for construction. The engineers should ensure that anchors used in sustained tensile-load applications are long lasting and also should ensure that they are strong to support heavy materials.

According to the engineering codes of ethics, engineer’s first duty is his fidelity to his or her employer and clients. Furthermore, engineers shall hold paramount the health, safety and the public welfare. Most of the engineering works are not usually perfect hence not all the catastophies are engineer related failures hence engineers should be always blamed for all the accident such as collapsing of building and bridges. Engineering policies should be adhered to in all the constructions to prevent disasters.

• All the engineers have ethical responsibility towards damages caused to the public as a result of their engineering failures.
• Attempts by engineers to save money meant to be spend on the project hence poor-quality work is done resulting to accidents

The engineering policy should be implemented by all the civil engineers to reduce collapses as a result of engineering failures.

In the face of pressure to save money or finalize the project as per the schedule when the project can delay, engineers must hold on to ethical canons for the sake of the public safety.

After the Hyatt Regency Walkway collapsed. The project engineer responsible for the drawings and review was directly related to the accident and further he had failed to monitor the project manager’s work. Engineers are not only responsible for their own mistakes but they are also responsible for the mistakes of other people they supervise.

• Professional ethics hold engineers responsible for their own drawings and designs used in construction.

• As a civil engineer, I have to give an accurate analyzed design and drawing to be used for construction to avoid collapsing of the buildings.

• The engineering societies should approve all the designs and drawings used in construction to minimize accidents.

Atomic bombs should be avoided as they have dangerous effects to the human beings a case that was experienced at Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan in 1945. Scientists have the responsibility of determining of the effects of what they make to mankind before application.

• Professional ethics requires concern for mankind by the scientists in their course of duty

• Engineers should always think about the adverse effects of their engineering activities in present and future and make necessary changes where possible.

Women can also be good engineers more so in chemical engineering. There very few in mechanical and electrical engineering. There very few women in the faculty of engineering in US.

• Professional ethics requires gender balance

• Women have the potential in engineering and they should be encouraged by career counsellors to pursue engineering.

References

Davis, M. (2018). Professional ethics in higher education: An engineering perspective. In Higher Education and Professional Ethics (pp. 59-75). Routledge India.

Frey, W. J., & Cruz-Cruz, J. A. (2018). Ethics Across the Curriculum at UPRM: A Roadmap for STEM Integration. In Ethics Across the Curriculum—Pedagogical Perspectives (pp. 401-419). Springer, Cham.

Han, H. (2015). Virtue ethics, positive psychology, and a new model of science and engineering ethics education. Science and Engineering Ethics, 21(2), 441-460.

Jonassen, D. H., & Cho, Y. H. (2011). Fostering argumentation while solving engineering ethics problems. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(4), 680-702.

Little, J. M., & Fox, P. S. (2018). Developing an Engaging Online Engineering Ethics Course for Future Engineers. In Optimizing Student Engagement in Online Learning Environments (pp. 241-265). IGI Global.

Walther, J., Miller, S. E., & Sochacka, N. W. (2017). A model of empathy in engineering as a core skill, practice orientation, and professional way of being. Journal of Engineering Education, 106(1), 123-148.

Yahaghi, J., & Sorooshian, S. (2018). The role of engineering ethics on concrete fire safety. Science and engineering ethics, 24(2), 819-820