Andrew is a young engineer working for a cellular phone manufacturing company. When doing a bit of off the job research he read the latest report about the susceptibility of the brain to radiation. The next day he reviewed the calculations of the radiation given off by the antenna of his company's hottest selling cellular phone. He found that the Spesific absorption rate (S.A.R) to the brain was .35 W/kg. Later that afternoon he visited his boss with a suggestion to modify the antennas on the phones and perhaps doing a recall on the ones already sold. "Andrew," screamed Diane, head engineer, "what you're suggestion would cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars! You can't possibly be serious. That's our fastest seller. Recalling them would be a disaster and there are more important things to be done. You don't even know that this is dangerous!". " But what about our obligation to the public?" "What about your obligation to the company? Look, I don't want to make a big issue out of this. We're within IEEE standards and unless we have further word from them then we're in the clear." Q3- What would you do if you were in Andrew's situation? Would you talk to someone above Diane or try to convince her, etc.? What could be the options that would be fair both to the company and to the public, especially in the light of the uncertainty about the health risks? Explain your reasoning.
Andrew is a young engineer working for a cellular phone manufacturing company. When doing a bit of off the job research he read the latest report about the susceptibility of the brain to radiation. The next day he reviewed the calculations of the radiation given off by the antenna of his company's hottest selling cellular phone. He found that the Spesific absorption rate (S.A.R) to the brain was .35 W/kg. Later that afternoon he visited his boss with a suggestion to modify the antennas on the phones and perhaps doing a recall on the ones already sold. "Andrew," screamed Diane, head engineer, "what you're suggestion would cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars! You can't possibly be serious. That's our fastest seller. Recalling them would be a disaster and there are more important things to be done. You don't even know that this is dangerous!".
" But what about our obligation to the public?"
"What about your obligation to the company? Look, I don't want to make a big issue out of this. We're within IEEE standards and unless we have further word from them then we're in the clear."
Q3- What would you do if you were in Andrew's situation? Would you talk to someone above Diane or try to convince her, etc.? What could be the options that would be fair both to the company and to the public, especially in the light of the uncertainty about the health risks? Explain your reasoning.
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