I can certainly see that in my past day to day activities as a lab tech. The things we test for and the trends we analyze are for concepts proven through probably your area of work. The equipment I’ve used is now standardized in the commercial nuclear industry. So I can see then how our sigma values are not required to be as restrictive as your industry.
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Totally: the requirement in precision is connected to the pursued goal.
Here, in the context of (astro)particle physics experimental research, we are talking about making claims about the functioning of the universe. This makes sense to rely on more stringent standards than for industrial applications in any domain.