They obviously meant safety in the sense of "knowing the operation is safe because it is checked". You can tell that was the intention because they say "forced

They obviously meant safety in the sense of "knowing the operation is safe because it is checked". You can tell that was the intention because they say "forced to satisfy" which indicates the stated operation is unnecessary, but needed to appease a overly cautious checker. In addition, in the previous sentence they say "allows us to guarantee safety with minimal friction" to indicate they are talking about automatic safety guarantees, not the abstract concept of safety.