Tiko is an environmental engineer hired to assess waste disposal for a new resort. His preliminary report suggests that the proposed drainage system could contaminate nearby wetlands. However, the project manager pressures him to downplay the risks so they can obtain construction permits quickly. Tiko refuses and submits his full report, emphasizing long-term environmental risks.

Although the permit is delayed, the resort is eventually approved with an upgraded drainage plan, thanks to Tiko’s insistence. His actions protect the wetland and set a precedent for responsible design in the region.

Ravi is a junior mechanical engineer at a small engineering firm in Suva. One day, the team is tasked with designing a new pressurised piping system for a food processing plant. The senior engineer is away on leave, and the manager asks Ravi to take over the project. Although Ravi has some knowledge of piping systems from university, he has never worked on a live design or performed pressure calculations in a professional setting.

Feeling pressured and eager to prove himself, Ravi accepts the task and completes the design using online tutorials and assumptions. A few weeks after installation, a pipe joint bursts during cleaning operations, causing hot fluid to spray into a staff area. No one is seriously injured, but the plant is temporarily shut down, and an investigation is launched. 

It is later found that Ravi used incorrect pressure ratings for the joints and failed to have the design peer-reviewed or approved by a licensed engineer. The company is fined for professional negligence, and Ravi is issued a formal warning.

Jone, an electrical engineer, designs a backup power system for a small health centre in Vanua Levu. He completes the schematics and installation drawings and forwards them to the contractor. However, he forgets to include the maintenance and operation manual. The contractor, unaware of special switch-over instructions, installs the system incorrectly. During a storm, the backup fails, forcing the health centre to evacuate patients until power is restored.

Priya is a structural engineer supervising the construction of a small shopping plaza in Nadi. During a routine inspection, she discovers that the scaffolding used on the upper level is unstable and does not meet the required safety standards. She immediately alerts the site manager, who assures her it will be replaced “soon” but insists work must continue to meet the project deadline.

Priya documents the issue but notices that the unsafe scaffolding remains in use the next day. Concerned for the safety of the workers and the public walking nearby, she escalates the matter to the company’s head office. However, she is warned that such actions may damage the firm’s reputation and her future at the company.

Despite the pressure, Priya issues a stop-work notice and contacts the municipal safety inspector. An inspection confirms her concerns, and the site is temporarily shut down to rectify the hazards.