AI Certification
for Safety-Critical
Systems

Safety Critical Labs evaluates AI systems operating in aerospace, aviation, medical, and automotive environments. Assessments are conducted against a published standard. A formal determination is issued and placed on record.

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Safety Critical Labs
Certificate No. SCL-CERT-[YYYY]-[NNN]
Framework Version 2.1.1
Certificate of Conformance
AI Requirements Framework
Assessment Determination
Safety Critical Labs · Certification Authority
This certificate records that the system identified below was formally assessed by Safety Critical Labs against the SCL AI Requirements Framework v2.1.1 and a determination was made as stated herein.
Certified System
[System Name]
[Organization] · Version [X.X] · Assessed [Month YYYY]
Classification Level
Safety-Critical AI
Determination
Certified
Consequence Level
3LLow consequence · Low likelihood
Valid Through
[Month YYYY]
Surveillance: Annual
Requirement Sets Assessed
AI-1 Operational & Data Foundations
AI-2 Bias
AI-3 ML Test Coverage
AI-4 Continuous Validation
AI-5 Hallucination Prevention
AI-6 OOD Detection
AI-7 Adversarial Robustness
AI-8 Explainability
AI-9 Human-AI Teaming
AI-10 Privacy & Data Protection
Having reviewed the evidence package submitted by [Organization] and conducted a technical assessment of [System Name], Safety Critical Labs determines that the system meets all applicable requirements of the SCL AI Requirements Framework v2.1.1 at the Safety-Critical AI classification level, as of the assessment date stated herein. This determination is subject to annual surveillance and remains valid only while the system configuration assessed is maintained without material change.
This certificate records conformance to a defined standard at the time of assessment. It does not constitute a claim that the assessed system is safe, free from defect, or approved for any specific regulatory purpose.
Principal
Safety Critical Labs
Lead Assessor
Assessment Team · Safety Critical Labs
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19024420
Framework v2.1.1
Safety Critical Labs · AI Certification Authority
Issued: [DD Month YYYY]
Surveillance Due: [DD Month YYYY]
What we do

A certification authority
for AI systems.

Safety Critical Labs conducts structured assessments of AI systems against the SCL AI Requirements Framework. A formal determination is issued at a defined classification level with documented findings on record.

Assessments are conducted against a published, citable standard. The framework is publicly available, versioned, and open to review. Anyone can read it, audit it, and challenge it.

A certificate states what was assessed, against which version of the framework, at which classification level, and what was found. It records that a system was formally evaluated against a defined standard with a reproducible methodology.

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The Framework
Ten requirement areas covering AI-specific failure modes.
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Certification Process
Four phases from applicability determination to certificate issuance.
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Our Expertise
The practitioner background behind the standard.
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Markets We Serve
Aerospace, aviation, medical devices, and automotive.
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What certification produces

A formal record.
Issued on determination.

Each certificate records the system assessed, the framework version applied, the classification level, and the determination reached. The findings remain on record.

Documented findings
A complete assessment record
Every assessment produces a formal findings document covering all ten requirement areas at the applicable classification level.
Classification level
Consequence-based classification
Systems are classified by consequence of failure using a structured likelihood-versus-consequence methodology.
Framework version
Assessed against a published standard
Every determination references a specific framework version. The standard is publicly available and open to review by any party.
Surveillance requirement
Validity tied to configuration
Certification is valid while the assessed configuration is maintained. Annual surveillance confirms continued compliance.
Formal determination
Three outcomes, documented regardless
Certified, Conditionally Certified, or Not Certified. Each determination is documented and placed on record regardless of outcome.
Scope of assessment
Ten requirement areas assessed
Ten requirement areas covering the AI-specific failure modes that matter in safety-critical environments. Every area is assessed at the applicable classification level.
Regulatory landscape

Government activity on AI safety.

Recent regulatory actions, draft standards, and legislative developments from authorities shaping the governance of AI in safety-critical domains.

United States
Federal Register
Rules, proposed rules, and executive orders on AI
European Union
EU AI Act
Key legislation and implementing acts under the AI Act
NIST
AI Standards & News
AI safety standards, frameworks, and draft publications
Sources updated on page load from official government APIs