An average score of between 2 and 3 would indicate that the business environment is difficult
and that there may be a problem of ‘free riders’ - that is companies with poor chemical safety
management practices who are not penalised for it by the market, legal requirements or the
communities in which they operate. A score in this range would suggest that work needs to be
done at the sector level to even the playing field through collective agreement to improve
practice.