Authoritative SAFE-Matter™️ Publications
These documents define the conceptual, governance, and assurance foundations underlying the SAFE-Matter™️ framework. They establish terminology, scope boundaries, and the rationale for continuous, evidence-based assurance in place of historic equivalence.
All papers in this section are:
• authored within the SAFE-Matter™️
programme
• version-controlled and date-stamped
• maintained as part of the SAFE-Matter Trust Infrastructure
Topics covered include:
• the “Unknown Present” in safety governance
• the structural limits of static certification
• evidence gaps between design intent and operational reality
• continuous conformity
and recursive verification
• governance separation, oversight, and accountability
These documents are normative and explanatory in nature. They do not constitute certification claims or product approvals.