What the PILLAR?
The three pillars are strategy, law, and ethics.
What is at the heart of the three pillars model?
The framework bases morality on mutual agreements and ethical norms enabling societal functioning.
What is the Social contract theory?
Unconsented physical contact
What is battery?
Flaws inherent in product design
What are design defects?
dDscribes realistic ways consumers might misuse a product beyond intended use
What is foreseeable use?
It represents formulating and employing a plan to achieve a goal.
What does the strategy pillar represent?
The ethics framework emphasizes relationships, empathy, and responsibilities especially toward the vulnerable
What is the care ethics framework?
Unlawful confinement of a person.
What is false imprisonment?
Errors during production deviating a product from intended design.
What are manufacturing defects?
The analysis identifies potential hazards from product use and misuse.
What is hazard analysis?
It encompasses the moral aspects and implications of a decision.
What is the ethics pillar?
The framework focuses on character, virtues, and moral values rather than rules or consequences
What is the virtue ethics framework?
Assault, battery, and false imprisonment are examples of which these torts.
What are Intentional torts?
Inadequate instructions or warnings about product risks.
What are marketing defects or failure to warn?
These are features like guards, shut-offs, and ergonomic design to prevent injury.
What are elements designed for safety?
The pillar involves determination of long-term goals and adoption of courses of action
What is the strategy pillar?
The ethical framework judges actions by the greatest good for the greatest number
What is the utilitarian or consequentialist ethics framework?
Medical malpractice, car accidents, and slip-and-fall accidents are examples of this.
What are Negligent torts?
The legal method determines whether a product design is defective.
What is risk-utility analysis.
This ensures safety through regular manufacturing inspections
What is quality control?
The pillar involves law and risk management in strategic planning
What is the law pilar?
The ethical framework focuses on right and wrong based on rules, duties, and obligations regardless of outcomes
What is Deontological or duty-based ethics?
Refers to liability without fault for dangerous activities or defective products
What are strict liability torts.
Warranty applies when a buyer relies on the seller’s expertise for a specific purpose
What is Implied warranty of fitness?
This involves procedures for addressing safety incidents
What is incident response?