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If you're like most AS9100 companies, this requirement appears ambiguous/vague. That's because it is. And the "Note" is so nebulous that it is almost worthless. Sadly, there are a few articles, posts, and videos on the Internet from uninformed or poorly informed consultants confidently stating what they //think// "product safety" means. A couple of them are laughable. | If you're like most AS9100 companies, this requirement appears ambiguous/vague. That's because it is. And the "Note" is so nebulous that it is almost worthless. Sadly, there are a few articles, posts, and videos on the Internet from uninformed or poorly informed consultants confidently stating what they //think// "product safety" means. A couple of them are laughable. |
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The phrase "product safety" is confusing to many... because "safety" is often associated with "//the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.//" While that is the most common definition, [[https://www.merriam-webster.com|merriam-webster.com]] defines "[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety|safety]]" as: | The term "product safety" is confusing to many... because "safety" is often associated with "//the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.//" While that is the most common definition, [[https://www.merriam-webster.com|merriam-webster.com]] defines "[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety|safety]]" as: |
<blockquote>safety \\ | <blockquote>safety \\ |
the condition of being safe from undergoing or __causing__ hurt, injury, or loss.</blockquote> | the condition of being safe from undergoing or __causing__ hurt, injury, or loss.</blockquote> |
The state in which a product is able to perform to its designed or intended purpose without causing unacceptable risk of harm to persons or damage to property.</blockquote> | The state in which a product is able to perform to its designed or intended purpose without causing unacceptable risk of harm to persons or damage to property.</blockquote> |
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The above definition provides much more clarity. But if we read "Product Safety" as "Product Integrity", that makes it's meaning __much__ more clear. | AS9120:2016 (for distributors) contains a similar definition: |
| <blockquote>**3.6 Product Safety** \\ |
| Maintaining the state of product so that it is able to perform to its designed or intended purpose without causing unacceptable risk of harm to persons or damage to property.</blockquote> |
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| The above definitions provide much more clarity. But if we read "Product Safety" as "Product Integrity", that makes it's meaning more easily understood. |
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| I searched the definitions of 14 CFR and glossaries of the below organizations attempting to find any other use of the term. I found none. |
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| [[https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/5.5|14 CFR (Chapter I - Federal Aviation Administration) § 5.5 - Definitions]] |
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| [[https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/401.5|14 CFR (Chapter III - Commercial Space Transportation) § 401.5 - Definitions]] |
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| [[https://asq.org/quality-resources/quality-glossary|ASQ "Quality Glossary"]] |
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| [[https://www.dau.edu/glossary/Pages/Glossary.aspx|Defense Acquisition University (DAU) "Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms"]] |
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| [[http://std.iec.ch/terms/terms.nsf/welcome|International Electrotechnical Commission |
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| Consequently, it appears that "Product Safety" is a non-standard term created (invented) by IAQG. |
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While I ordinarily don't like to reference regulatory requirements, this is one of those instances where the regulatory requirements are more clear... and make sense. | While I ordinarily don't like to reference regulatory requirements, this is one of those instances where the regulatory requirements are more clear... and make sense. |
2 - If you have an Engineering function, download and adopt the applicable requirements of [[http://everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-0800-0899/MIL-STD-882E_41682/|MIL-STD 882, "System Safety"]]. | 2 - If you have an Engineering function, download and adopt the applicable requirements of [[http://everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-0800-0899/MIL-STD-882E_41682/|MIL-STD 882, "System Safety"]]. |
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MIL-STD 882 requires a more detailed risk assessment for product safety; one that AS9100 should have required. | MIL-STD 882 requires a more detailed risk assessment for "product safety"; one that AS9100 should have required. |