diff --git a/src/libproc/bsd_info.rs b/src/libproc/bsd_info.rs
index 5ff84920..de32a21e 100644
--- a/src/libproc/bsd_info.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/bsd_info.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ use crate::libproc::proc_pid::{PIDInfo, PidInfoFlavor};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 pub use crate::osx_libproc_bindings::proc_bsdinfo as BSDInfo;
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `BSDInfo` is correctly sized and flavor indicates the right struct.
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-impl PIDInfo for BSDInfo {
+unsafe impl PIDInfo for BSDInfo {
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::TBSDInfo
     }
diff --git a/src/libproc/file_info.rs b/src/libproc/file_info.rs
index eccfbe15..3e035ec2 100644
--- a/src/libproc/file_info.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/file_info.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ pub enum PIDFDInfoFlavor {
 /// Struct for Listing File Descriptors
 pub struct ListFDs;
 
-impl ListPIDInfo for ListFDs {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `Item` is correctly sized and the flavor matches.
+unsafe impl ListPIDInfo for ListFDs {
     type Item = ProcFDInfo;
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::ListFDs
@@ -89,7 +92,13 @@ impl From<u32> for ProcFDType {
 
 /// The `PIDFDInfo` trait is needed for polymorphism on pidfdinfo types, also abstracting flavor
 /// in order to provide type-guaranteed flavor correctness
-pub trait PIDFDInfo: Default {
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The type this trait is implemented on must be correctly sized such that
+/// a pointer to that type can be passed to the libproc `proc_pidfdinfo` function
+/// as the buffer parameter.
+pub unsafe trait PIDFDInfo: Default {
     /// Return the Pid File Descriptor Info flavor of the implementing struct
     fn flavor() -> PIDFDInfoFlavor;
 }
diff --git a/src/libproc/net_info.rs b/src/libproc/net_info.rs
index a2b3162b..7f6dae25 100644
--- a/src/libproc/net_info.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/net_info.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ pub struct ProcFileInfo {
     pub rfu_1: i32,
 }
 
-impl PIDFDInfo for SocketFDInfo {
+/// # Saftey
+///
+/// The size of `SocketFDInfo` is correct for getting passed to
+/// `proc_pidfdinfo`.
+unsafe impl PIDFDInfo for SocketFDInfo {
     fn flavor() -> PIDFDInfoFlavor {
         PIDFDInfoFlavor::SocketInfo
     }
diff --git a/src/libproc/pid_rusage.rs b/src/libproc/pid_rusage.rs
index 882bd567..d3777537 100644
--- a/src/libproc/pid_rusage.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/pid_rusage.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ use crate::osx_libproc_bindings::proc_pid_rusage;
 
 /// The `PIDRUsage` trait is needed for polymorphism on pidrusage types, also abstracting flavor in order to provide
 /// type-guaranteed flavor correctness
-pub trait PIDRUsage: Default {
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The type this trait is implemented on must be correctly sized such that
+/// a pointer to that type can be passed to the libproc `proc_pid_rusage` function
+/// as the buffer parameter.
+pub unsafe trait PIDRUsage: Default {
     /// Return the `PidRUsageFlavor` for the implementing struct
     fn flavor() -> PidRUsageFlavor;
     /// Memory used in bytes
@@ -62,7 +68,10 @@ pub struct RUsageInfoV0 {
     pub ri_proc_exit_abstime: u64,
 }
 
-impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV0 {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The size is appropriate for getting passed to `proc_pid_pidrusage`.
+unsafe impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV0 {
     fn flavor() -> PidRUsageFlavor {
         PidRUsageFlavor::V0
     }
@@ -116,7 +125,10 @@ pub struct RUsageInfoV1 {
     pub ri_child_elapsed_abstime: u64,
 }
 
-impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV1 {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The size is appropriate for getting passed to `proc_pid_pidrusage`.
+unsafe impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV1 {
     fn flavor() -> PidRUsageFlavor {
         PidRUsageFlavor::V1
     }
@@ -174,7 +186,10 @@ pub struct RUsageInfoV2 {
     pub ri_diskio_byteswritten: u64,
 }
 
-impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV2 {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The size is appropriate for getting passed to `proc_pid_pidrusage`.
+unsafe impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV2 {
     fn flavor() -> PidRUsageFlavor {
         PidRUsageFlavor::V2
     }
@@ -250,7 +265,10 @@ pub struct RUsageInfoV3 {
     pub ri_serviced_system_time: u64,
 }
 
-impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV3 {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The size is appropriate for getting passed to `proc_pid_pidrusage`.
+unsafe impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV3 {
     fn flavor() -> PidRUsageFlavor {
         PidRUsageFlavor::V3
     }
@@ -342,7 +360,10 @@ pub struct RUsageInfoV4 {
     pub ri_unused: [u64; 1],
 }
 
-impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV4 {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The size is appropriate for getting passed to `proc_pid_pidrusage`.
+unsafe impl PIDRUsage for RUsageInfoV4 {
     fn flavor() -> PidRUsageFlavor {
         PidRUsageFlavor::V4
     }
diff --git a/src/libproc/proc_pid.rs b/src/libproc/proc_pid.rs
index f9d62404..04940114 100644
--- a/src/libproc/proc_pid.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/proc_pid.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ pub enum ProcType {
 
 /// The `PIDInfo` trait is needed for polymorphism on pidinfo types, also abstracting flavor in order to provide
 /// type-guaranteed flavor correctness
-pub trait PIDInfo {
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The type this trait is implemented on must be correctly sized such that
+/// a pointer to that type can be passed to the libproc `proc_pidinfo` function
+/// as the buffer parameter.
+pub unsafe trait PIDInfo {
     /// Return the `PidInfoFlavor` of the implementing struct
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor;
 }
@@ -126,7 +132,14 @@ pub enum PidInfo {
 
 /// The `ListPIDInfo` trait is needed for polymorphism on listpidinfo types, also abstracting flavor in order to provide
 /// type-guaranteed flavor correctness
-pub trait ListPIDInfo {
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The `Item` type associated with this trait on must be correctly sized such that
+/// a pointer to an array of that type can be passed to the libproc
+/// `proc_pidinfo` function as the buffer parameter, with the `flavor()`
+/// value indicating the correct output type.
+pub unsafe trait ListPIDInfo {
     /// Item
     type Item;
     /// Return the `PidInfoFlavor` of the implementing struct
@@ -136,7 +149,10 @@ pub trait ListPIDInfo {
 /// Struct for List of Threads
 pub struct ListThreads;
 
-impl ListPIDInfo for ListThreads {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `Item` is correctly sized and the flavor matches.
+unsafe impl ListPIDInfo for ListThreads {
     type Item = u64;
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::ListThreads
diff --git a/src/libproc/task_info.rs b/src/libproc/task_info.rs
index c6b043fd..a3140df0 100644
--- a/src/libproc/task_info.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/task_info.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ use crate::libproc::proc_pid::{PIDInfo, PidInfoFlavor};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 pub use crate::osx_libproc_bindings::proc_taskinfo as TaskInfo;
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `TaskInfo` is the right size to be passed to `proc_pidinfo`.
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-impl PIDInfo for TaskInfo {
+unsafe impl PIDInfo for TaskInfo {
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::TaskInfo
     }
@@ -21,8 +24,11 @@ pub struct TaskAllInfo {
     pub ptinfo: TaskInfo,
 }
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `TaskInfoAll` is the right size to be passed to `proc_pidinfo`.
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-impl PIDInfo for TaskAllInfo {
+unsafe impl PIDInfo for TaskAllInfo {
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::TaskAllInfo
     }
diff --git a/src/libproc/thread_info.rs b/src/libproc/thread_info.rs
index 6054c2d4..ccf82159 100644
--- a/src/libproc/thread_info.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/thread_info.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ use crate::libproc::proc_pid::{PIDInfo, PidInfoFlavor};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 pub use crate::osx_libproc_bindings::proc_threadinfo as ThreadInfo;
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `ThreadInfo` is the right size to be passed to `proc_pidinfo`.
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-impl PIDInfo for ThreadInfo {
+unsafe impl PIDInfo for ThreadInfo {
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::ThreadInfo
     }
diff --git a/src/libproc/work_queue_info.rs b/src/libproc/work_queue_info.rs
index 44117def..ec016379 100644
--- a/src/libproc/work_queue_info.rs
+++ b/src/libproc/work_queue_info.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ pub struct WorkQueueInfo {
     pub reserved: [u32; 1],
 }
 
-impl PIDInfo for WorkQueueInfo {
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `WorkQueueInfo` is the right size to be passed to `proc_pidinfo`.
+unsafe impl PIDInfo for WorkQueueInfo {
     fn flavor() -> PidInfoFlavor {
         PidInfoFlavor::WorkQueueInfo
     }