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safety factor

British  

noun

  1. another name for factor of safety

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“Much of this is a reflection on what’s happening downtown with the homelessness, with the increased vacancy, with the safety factor,” Weiss said.

From Los Angeles Times

The task itself isn’t particularly hard, but the safety factors require a lot of attention.

From Seattle Times

That would probably unleash another round of bond selling and send the dollar higher thanks to both rising yields and the safety factor of holding greenbacks.

From Reuters

“Fatigue and stress are unfortunately two big safety factors.”

From Seattle Times

Nantel said the performance algorithm that’s enabled by Amazon’s monitoring also takes into account a worker’s experience as well as safety factors.

From Seattle Times