In reality, you cannot “turn off the safety”. There is only one valve with 3 positions: Off, Pilot, and On. You can’t turn it to On without the Pilot light being lit. You turn it to Pilot to light it but the gas is not On until you push it in and hold it to light it. Then when the thermocouple gets warm it will let the pilot light stay lit. Now you can turn the valve to the On position but the main burners still won’t be on until the thermostat sends a signal to provide heat. If the Pilot light ever goes out, then as a safety mechanism, all gas is shut off.
In reality, you cannot “turn off the safety”. There is only one valve with 3 positions: Off, Pilot, and On. You can’t turn it to On without the Pilot light being lit. You turn it to Pilot to light it but the gas is not On until you push it in and hold it to light it. Then when the thermocouple gets warm it will let the pilot light stay lit. Now you can turn the valve to the On position but the main burners still won’t be on until the thermostat sends a signal to provide heat. If the Pilot light ever goes out, then as a safety mechanism, all gas is shut off.