Asked to Omit Failed Safety Test Data
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Test data show that a product fails a required safety criterion. The employer asks the engineer to omit that result. What should the engineer do?
- AOmit the result
- BAlter the data
- CRefuse to omit the result
- DDestroy the report
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Answer: C. Refuse to omit the result
Refuse to conceal the failure and report the results truthfully. Engineering reports must not mislead by omitting material safety information.
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