Hey guys I am very new to working with woodworking tools. I have used power tools all my life but table saws and routers and such are new to me.
Background I am a industrial health safety and environmental compliance professional so safety is my living.

I want to confirm something I learned while doing my research on safe cutting on the table saw.

Crosscuts
Confirm this is accurate please
It is safe to cross cut a workpiece using the fence only when the distance between the blade and the fence does not exceed the width against the fence.
So say for example I have a workpiece I have ripped to 34.5 inches by 48 inches. I now won't my workpiece to be 34.5 inches by 24 inches.
This is safe to cross cut against the fence because the 24 inches between the blade and the fence is less than the 34.5 inches against the fence.

If wanted to cross cut my workpiece to say 34.5 x 40 inches I would then need to use a cross cut sled or miter gauge to safety make this cut

Just wanting to make sure I understand this fundamental.

Thanks in advance