ABSTRACT
The preceding chapters have established manufacturers’ disengagement from, or minimal exposure to, state regulation in the form of the Australian and European legal obligations for machinery safety, and the activities of occupational health and safety (OHS) regulators. This finding might be taken as an explanation for the mediocre or poor performance of some firms for hazard recognition, risk control and provision of safety information. The comparatively small role of state regulation is, however, only a partial explanation for the mixed performance of firms.
