A safety-criterion is a formally established standard, benchmark, or requirement that specifies acceptable levels of safety performance, conditions, or controls. It defines the measurable parameters against which safety systems, processes, or outcomes are evaluated. Safety-criteria are produced by regulatory bodies, industry standards organizations, and organizational safety management systems; they persist through codification in regulations, standards documents, and organizational policies, and are updated through formal revision processes. [formal: criterion | substrate: mind | horizon: generations | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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safety-criterion
A safety-criterion is a formally established standard, benchmark, or requirement that specifies acceptable levels of safety performance, conditions, or controls. It defines the measurable parameters against which safety systems, processes,…
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a human-made standard or requirement established to evaluate safety conditions, performance, or compliance; created by regulators, organizations, or standards bodies to set measurable benchmarks
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- safety-criterionen · CANONICAL
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safety-criterion is a specific kind of criterion — one that sets safety-related standards and benchmarks. Law 9: a competent speaker would call a safety-criterion 'a type of criterion.' Nearest kind is criterion.
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Safety-criteria are benchmarks specifying acceptable safety levels used directly by safety-management processes. Management relies on criteria to evaluate performance, set targets, and judge compliance. The designed purpose of safety-criteria is to serve safety-management's decision-making and control functions.
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