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- Time-to-Halt (TTH) — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect time-to-halt (tth).
Time-to-Halt (TTH) — Operational test: Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect time-to-halt (tth).
Operational test "Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect time-to-halt (tth)." for Time-to-Halt (TTH) in the Measures & indicators glossary category.
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Operational test
Evidence appears in documentation, interface cues, or governance artifacts that reflect time-to-halt (tth).
Use this test to validate operational readiness.
Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Time-to-Halt (TTH) is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Time-to-Halt (TTH) in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Time-to-Halt (TTH) performance over time.
Seconds between a harmful process beginning and the system stopping it—an essential complement to stoppability . Targets & breach behavior. Measurement window: weekly p95; monthly p99. Target / floor / ceiling: target ≤ 30s (automated) / ≤ 5 min (human), floor 15 min, ceiling 60 min. Owner: Traceable Ownership (must have). Breach action: trigger ethical circuit breakers , safe pause , or rollback lane activation with escalation. Public surface: receipt + time transparency showing halt status and decision artifact .
G. Measures & indicators. Metrics that track moral performance across systems.
Ethotechnics uses Time-to-Halt (TTH) to extend the g. measures & indicators vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.