Bill Is a Technician at a University Chemistry Lab and Is

Multiple Choice

Bill is a technician at a university chemistry lab and is in charge of safety inspections and prevention of injury due to faulty equipment. One morning, as a result of his inspection, Bill discovers a gas burner with a broken valve. Bill gets distracted and fails to put an "OUT OF ORDER/DO NOT USE" sign on the faulty burner. When the morning class arrives, Halle uses the faulty burner and is burned when it catches fire. Bill's negligence is based on:

A) nonfeasance.
B) misfeasance.
C) negligence per se.
D) res ipsa loquitur.