Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · ECE · medium
An engineer who, under pressure, signs off on a design known to be unsafe can be held:
- Professionally and possibly criminally and civilly liable
- Free from liability because the employer insisted
- Liable only if paid extra
- Liable only if the engineer is a PECE
Answer
A. Professionally and possibly criminally and civilly liable
Solution
Following orders is not a defense for knowingly endangering the public.
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