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An engineer discovers that a product the company is about to release has a safety defect that could injure users. The FIRST appropriate step is usually to:

  1. Immediately post about it on social media
  2. Ignore it if the deadline is near
  3. Resign without telling anyone
  4. Report the defect through internal channels to management and document the concern

Answer

D. Report the defect through internal channels to management and document the concern

Solution

Internal reporting is normally the first step; external whistleblowing may be justified if internal efforts fail and the danger is serious.

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