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SRAC stimulus on emerging
legislative changes that influence the
global OHS environments
Chris Wales
“Salus Populi Suprema Lex”
The Safety of the people is the highest law
H.W. Heinrich in examining
hundreds of thousands of accidents
found that 88 percent were caused
by workers’ unsafe actions (in 1931).
When you change
the way you look
at things . . .
Statistics now show that only about
4 – 5 % of all injuries occur because
of equipment failure or component
malfunction, weather or road
conditions.
In fact once the systems are in
place we find that around 95% of all
incidents are from unsafe
behaviours.
. . . the things you
look at change
Every success recorded in OHS breakthroughs in our workplaces is
credited to the commitment given by leadership and the support of
all staff and even contractors in strict compliance to pre-set
operational safety policies and guidelines.
In the context of this presentation, we will refer to OHS legislation
& economics as a workplace management strategy guided by corporate
social responsibility to reduce cost, improve safety, leading to
improved health of employees and the working environment,
productivity and increase employees’ morale.
Most countries of the world are growing in different dimensions with
the strong hope of being market leaders in various capacities, there is
a great need for adaptation of such markets & investments to the
principles of Occupational Health and Safety.
OHS principles are capable of guarantying the following:
• Security of capital investment
• Security of lives, properties and environment
• Sustenance of corporate reputation
• Mitigating legal consequences
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Operating standards will help such business
investments wisely, in operating to fulfil the
following imperatives:
• Social Imperatives
• Fiscal imperatives
• Legal imperatives
B = f(P , E)
Human Factors Psychology
Human factors works to apply principles of
psychology to designing products and creating
work environments that boost productivity while
minimising safety issues. The field of human
factors formally began during World War II, when a
range of experts worked together to improve the
safety of airplanes. Since that time, human factors
psychology has continued to grow and today plays
an important role in many other fields, including
computing, manufacturing, product design,
engineering, military and government industries.
SHE – Safety, Health & Environment
Because Safety comes first
Behaviour can be viewed as a Function of the Person
and the Environment - B = f(P , E) Kurt Lewin
OHS / SHE legislation, Economics & Human Factors are all
fundamentally hinged on four cardinal safety principles known
as the SRAC model, an acronym culled from the following:
• Standard
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Consequence
People-Based Safety begins with creating an
understanding of why we do what we do.
The curriculum then provides practical ways
to change behaviour and create positive
changes in attitudes.
When do you think the first written code of laws was written?
Code of Hammurabi
1780bc
 If during an unsuccessful operation a patient dies, the arm of the surgeon must
be cut off.
 If a human talks back to another human their lips shall be hewn off .
 If a man knocks the teeth out of another man, his own teeth will be knocked
out. - If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken.
 If a builder builds a house for some one, and does not construct it properly,
and the house which he built falls and kill it’s owner, then that builder shall
be put to death.
First written code of laws
 It created a sense of order &
 Established a coherent “rule of Law” which was independent of
ethnic or tribal custom or even familial or monarchical whim
 For the first time, the notion of a separate judiciary as part of the
overall government was implemented
Standard:
This can be referred as standard for workplace operations
and they are provided via enabling legislation and policy
formulations to create platforms for healthy, healthful and
accident free work processes.
SRAC
• Standard
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Consequence
These standards are recorded and used as National
information document forming the compendium of workplace
standards and requirement that must be met in setting up
investments in different geographical locations. These
standards are also applied in the formulation of
organisation’s corporate safety policies in their attempts to
avoid regulators’ penalties and control direct and indirect
cost arising from occupational accidents.
SRAC
• Standard
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Consequence
Responsibility:
The SRAC model paradigm imposes upon organisations
(PCBUs) and investments the obligation to initiate, develop,
implement & review processes to meet standards that have
been set through Legislation, ISOs, Policies & SHEMS.
Steps to fulfilling these responsibilities are all defined in
the corporate safety policies & SHEMS of organisations;
roles are assigned with timely evaluation on performance.
Tasks naturally brings about responsibilities and
responsibilities bring about expectations.
SHEMS – Safety, Health & Environment Management Systems
Accountability:
This is the obligation to fulfil a task in line with set
standards to attract positive or negative consequence.
SRAC
• Standard
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Consequence
SRAC
• Standard
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Consequence
When you are accountable, your performance is measured
against some specific criteria or standards and
consequences are applied appropriate to the level of quality
of performance. This in summary is the evaluation of your
performance upon assigned responsibility using the
collectively determined pre-set standards as measure of
assessments.
Consequences:
This is referred to as the outcome, reward or punishment
received upon measurement of performance in line with
pre-set principles or standards. Consequences are either
positive or negative resulting from your actions upon
evaluation; this comes in the form of rewards and
punishments.
What you already know & do - SRAC
No economy or sector can build security for lives and
investments without safety standards and policies.
Consequences should not be what businesses aim at
getting, rather focus more on proactive strategies
that will alienate you from the weight of the
regulators correction sticks.
Periodically evaluate your processes and correct
errors where necessary.
Training and supervision are key points to incident
cost reduction.
The best OHS strategy is planning (proactive
approach), it is a global best strategy.
Scaffolding & SRAC
Grow Revenue
Grow
Revenue
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Increase
Operational
Efficiency
Policies
SHEMS
ISO
Agend
a
Driver
Lower
Cost$
Projects
Value
SHE - RONA
New Business
Opportunities
Enhanced Training
& Efficiency
CARE
Retain
Customers
Reporting
Risk Assess
Feedback
PRIDE
Indirect
influence on
share price
Lower Cost$
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Strengthen
Reputation &
Branding
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Employee
Attraction &
Retention
Employment
Programs
Indigenous &
YouthSafe
COMMUNITY
Standard
Accountability
Responsibility
Consequences
SRAC
• Standard
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Consequence
The ‘Safety and Human Factors Tetrahedron –
SaHFT’ highlights a four dimensional face to
Human Factors Psychology, the many facets
underpin the varied individuals within not only
a working environment but also on the home
fronts of society.
“Salus Populi Suprema Lex”
The Safety of the people is the highest law
AS/NZS
4801:2001
Safety
AS/NZS ISO
9001:2008
Quality
Cater Care is located in
booth 4/5.
Take Care With Cater Care
Safety Matters
AS/NZS ISO
14001:2004
Environment
AS/NZS ISO
22000:2005
Food HACCP
2011
WINNER of the
ExxonMobil Business Excellence thorough OHS&E Management Award