PSF v1.1 — current (2026)
Plain text (for job descriptions and procurement documents)
Production Safety Framework v1.1, Production AI Institute, 2026. Available at: productionai.institute/standard
APA 7th edition
Production AI Institute. (2026). Production Safety Framework (Version 1.1). https://www.productionai.institute/standard
IEEE
Production AI Institute, "Production Safety Framework," ver. 1.1, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.productionai.institute/standard
BibTeX
@techreport{PSF2026,
title = {Production Safety Framework},
author = {{Production AI Institute}},
year = {2026},
institution = {Production AI Institute},
version = {1.1},
url = {https://www.productionai.institute/standard}
}
For internal policy documents
This policy references the Production Safety Framework (PSF v1.1), published by the Production AI Institute (productionai.institute/standard) under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Compliance with this policy is assessed against the PSF criteria in force at the date of assessment.
PSF v1.0 — historical (2024)
Use when citing archived material, legacy assessments, or research that explicitly analysed the 2024 text.
Plain text
Production Safety Framework v1.0, Production AI Institute, 2024. Available at: productionai.institute/standard
APA 7th edition
Production AI Institute. (2024). Production Safety Framework (Version 1.0). https://www.productionai.institute/standard
BibTeX
@techreport{PSF2024,
title = {Production Safety Framework},
author = {{Production AI Institute}},
year = {2024},
institution = {Production AI Institute},
version = {1.0},
url = {https://www.productionai.institute/standard},
note = {Superseded by v1.1 (2026)}
}
Licence
The Production Safety Framework is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. You may share, copy, distribute, and adapt the framework for any purpose, including commercially, provided you give appropriate credit to the Production AI Institute and indicate if changes were made. You do not need to ask permission to reference or use the PSF.