At What Price Safety?
Name: 


  1. National Automotives assembles a safety system for passenger automobiles. This system substantially reduces severe injuries to drivers involved in accidents. In an effort to increase profits, National recently took steps to cut costs and increase production. National has begun using some less exensive components. These components increase the system's estimated failure rate from 12 to 15 failures per 10,000 accidents. Despite this increase, the company continues to meet the government's safety standard of 20 failures per 10,000 accidents.

    Is the action illegal?


  1. Does the action violate company or professional standards?


  1. Who is affected, and how, by the action?





Mrs. Faust
CTE Teacher/Dept. Chair
Hendrickson High School
Austin, TX