If it's a safety issue and you're a professional engineer, this is absolutely untrue and a dereliction of duty. See: https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics

> 1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.

> a. If engineers’ judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or property, they shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate.