Technical resource
Reliability and safety as different design questions
The article explains why reliable operation alone does not establish safety and discusses how to reflect both concerns in product design. This distinction is useful when assessing robot safety-function evidence.
Reviewed 2026-11-05 · Source and bibliography checked
- Original title
- 信頼性と安全性の違いは？ 製品に反映するための考え方をあわせて解説
- Publisher
- Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)
- Publication date
- Publication date unverified
- Source language
- ja
- Source country
- JP
- Edition
- Web article checked 2026-11-05
- Access
- Public webpage
- Publication status
- Published
Source overview
The article explains why reliable operation alone does not establish safety and discusses how to reflect both concerns in product design. This distinction is useful when assessing robot safety-function evidence.
Use and review
Original editorial summary of the cited resource. Source checking does not establish conformity of a particular robot installation.
Sources & editions
信頼性と安全性の違いは？ 製品に反映するための考え方をあわせて解説 ↗
Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) · Web article checked 2026-11-05
Original article heading, introduction and topic sections; no explicit publication date on checked article; linked announcement dated 2026-04-08