'When the Regulator Calls'

Coxson, A. and Jacob, V.

This paper discusses a hypothetical situation where an explosion has occurred in a roadside piece of plant. It describes the regulator's powers, and an effective incident management framework to meet the regulator's expectations. Reacting to and managing an incident effectively does not replace the need for effective system safety design in the first place. A simple case study will re-enforce the importance of thorough system safety design upfront. The authors recognise that there are, besides workplace safety, other areas such as Rail, Aviation, Mining etc which are also regulated, but the basic approach to the Regulator presented in this paper would be the same across all regulatory systems.

Cite as: Coxson, A. and Jacob, V. (2008). 'When the Regulator Calls'. In Proc. Thirteenth Australian Conference on Safety-Related Programmable Systems (SCS 2008), Canberra, Australia. CRPIT, 100. Cant, T., Ed. ACS. 19-26.

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