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Neglecting health and safety could mean jail sentences under new legislation(05/01/2009)
The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 is designed to give courts the power to sentence individuals who breach health and safety laws. The Act, one of the few Private Members’ Bills to pass into law, is designed to punish individual employees just as the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, introduced in April 2008, targets guilty companies. According to a recent publication by the Health and Safety Executive, predicted figures for reported injuries in the year 2007- 8 i... [more]
The impact of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act(12/12/2007)
The introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 represents a substantial change in the management of health and safety. Coming into force on 6 April 2008, the new legislation will make it possible for companies and government bodies to face prosecution should gross management failure result in the death of a person – be they an employee, a member of the public or any other individual. Under existing legislation, a company’s guilt is associated with the gross neg... [more]
Company directors to face greater responsibility for health and safety(22/08/2007)
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act has finally made it through the UK Parliament after it was almost scuppered by a row over whether deaths in custody should be included. It is now awaiting Royal Assent before its introduction next year. Fear of prosecution is expected to act as a driver to ensure good health and safety practice throughout the UK, and it should mean a fairer system. Company directors will face greater responsibility for health and safety than ever when t... [more]
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