R is a company running gas-fired power stations in Western Europe. The Risk Committee has just received a report that a power station built to the same design and specification in a developing country has recently collapsed. The causes of the collapse are unclear, but if something similiar were to happen in Europe the consequences for R could be catastrophic.
Which of the following actions being considered by the Risk Committee are ethical?
A . Commission a reputable firm of structural engineers to carry out a review of all power stations owned by
C . Decide that the information available to date is too uncertain to take any action for now.
D . Send experts employed by R to the site of the collapse so that they can gather information first hand on what happened.
E . Issue a press release confirming that all R’s power stations are "entirely safe".
F . Attempt to increase the level of insurance cover against this type of eventuality.
G . Draw up contingency plans in case some of R’s power stations need to be shut down.
Answer: A,C,F
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