Action OHS Consulting recently launched our SMaaS Product at the Workplace Health and Safety Show in Brisbane. Safety Management as a Service (SMaaS) is a cost-effective fractional solution that embeds a full team of safety leaders into your business with shared responsibility, helping you to move from reactive to proactive safety management. Our SMaaS product equips teams with access to Safety Champion Software, ensuring consistency and easy safety implementation.
Here are 7 signs it’s time to consider a fractional safety management approach to improve safety.
1. Safety responsibility exists, but there is no dedicated safety role
When safety becomes a burden, standards fall through the cracks, which can lead to a dangerous working environment. SMaaS is a strong fit for businesses that over time may have allocated the responsibility of safety to HR, Operations Managers, Site Managers, or other business owners. For SME’s, having a dedicated safety manager isn’t always financially feasible.
Having a Fractional Safety Manager can be the solution to this problem, by creating actionable safety plans and systems to ensure your staff are safe, and your business is compliant. Action OHS have a team of dedicated safety experts who are there to guide you through the SMaaS journey.
2. Leaders know safety matters, but lack time or capacity to manage it
SMaaS is designed for organisations where leaders are focused on running day‑to‑day operations, leaving safety under‑resourced despite good intent.
SMaaS is great for businesses where competing priorities prevent internal structured safety oversight. “A fractional safety manager functions like an internal safety leader, just fractionally engaged. The business gets experience, continuity, leadership and access to our dedicated platform, Safety Champion Software.
3. Safety is reactive rather than planned
A key readiness indicator is when safety activity is driven by incidents, audits or regulator pressure, rather than an ongoing plan.
SMaaS positions itself as a solution when organisations recognise they need structure, cadence and governance, not just ad hoc advice. Better planning leads to increased risk prevention and fewer incidents in the future.
4. Your business is growing, changing or becoming more complex
Businesses experiencing headcount growth, multi‑site operations, new risk exposure or organisational change are well‑suited to fractional safety management.
SMaaS is designed to scale with operational complexity and risk profile, making it ideal. Safety should be a part of your growth strategy, rather than being left behind.
Renee Dawson (Principal Consultant) and Craig Salter (Founder) presenting SMaaS at the WHS Show Brisbane in March 026.
5. Hiring a full‑time Safety Manager is not viable (yet)
SMaaS is positioned as an alternative for businesses that can’t justify a full‑time safety role, but still require consistent, expert oversight.
Fractional Safety Management is an ideal solution for businesses that need a high level of safety expertise but do not have the means to employ someone at this level full-time. Our safety experts are highly experienced and there to support you when you need it.
6. Safety systems exist but are fragmented or under‑utilised
Your business may have a “safety system” in place but are not using it effectively. Oversight in effective use of systems lead to a lack of risk controls in place and an increased level of incidents.
SMaaS gives companies access to Safety Champion Software, our sister company to ensure a smooth integration of processes and to provide regulatory compliance and structure. Replace spreadsheets, email chains, and hard-copy forms with a secure, cloud-based platform to manage:
• Incidents and hazards.
• Risk assessments.
• Training records.
• Inspections and audit trails.
• Corrective actions.
7. Leadership wants guidance, not just compliance
As a leader, you want actionable solutions to better protect your people’s lives. With regular check ins and updates, our SMaaS safety experts can help you build and maintain that next level culture of safety while also staying in line with specific compliance requirements and being cost effective.
With SMaaS, you shift from reactive to proactive with:
• A tailored Annual Safety Action Plan.
• Quarterly or six-monthly safety meetings to review progress and plan ahead.
• Risk and incident review support.
• Legislative updates and industry insights.
• Templates, tools, and advisory access as needed.
• A team of experienced safety professionals, not just one individual.
