SAWB - Compliance

In this episode, Kevin Jones explores the contradictions in Australia’s OHS laws, where employers are required to comply but left to define what compliance looks like—often only clarified after an incident. Drawing from a new SafetyAtWorkBlog article, he examines how this ambiguity especially burdens farmers and small businesses, and critiques the misuse of “reasonably practicable” standards. With reflections on ethics, culture, and the social dimensions of safety, this short monologue challenges listeners to rethink what it truly means to keep people safe at work.