Identified is relevant to the engineering profession

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Read the passage below, then answer the following question regarding engineering ethics.

Case Study:

"A leading company in the transportation industry experiences several near misses and incidents over the past several months. To address the concerns, the company makes the decision to invest in upgrading critical features to improve transportation safety. During the installation of key safety equipment, an accident occurs leading to casualties. The cause of the accident is NOT due to equipment malfunction or technical errors in engineering, such as mathematical miscalculations."

1. Identify and describe potential ethical issues from the passage that a review board might want to investigate. (i.e. could this be an ethical issue?)

2. Describe why the ethical issue you identified is relevant to the engineering profession.

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