Why a Case Structure Matters in Piri

In the Piri Ontology, a case structure provides a systematic way to capture regulatory and safety-related knowledge in a concrete, contextualized form. Regulations rarely exist as abstract rules alone—they are applied to specific situations, environments, systems, and decisions. By modeling real or representative cases, Piri links legal requirements, safety constraints, technical conditions, and operational outcomes into a unified knowledge graph.

A case structure therefore helps:

• Contextualize Requirements:
  Rules, obligations, and constraints are attached to actual use scenarios, making their relevance and scope easier to understand.
• Reduce Ambiguity:
  Cases show how regulations apply in practice, minimizing misinterpretations and inconsistencies.
• Improve Traceability:
  Decisions and compliance steps can be traced back to the conditions that triggered them.
• Support Cross-Domain Analysis:
  Complex domains—such as fire safety, data protection, or AI risk—can be compared and aligned through shared case patterns.
• Enable Scalable Knowledge Reuse:
  Cases become reusable templates, allowing organizations to apply regulatory insights to similar systems or environments.

By grounding abstract rules in practical application, the case structure ensures that regulatory and safety-related knowledge in Piri is not only accurate, but also actionable, transparent, and ready for automation or reasoning across diverse domains.

piri:informationUnit_101000013_X1 a piri:InformationUnit ;
   piri:inScheme piri:nuclearSafetyIAEARegulatoryDocuments ;
   piri:broader piri:regulatoryDocumentNuclearFireSafety ;
   piri:hasPhrase "Detecting and extinguishing quickly those fires which do start, thus limiting the damage;" ;
   piri:hasAnnotation piri:fireIncident, 
	              piri:startingFireIncident, 
	              piri:detectingMeasure, 
	              piri:extinguishingMeasure,
	              piri:limitingDamageMeasure.