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Corporate manslaughter understanding 'will come from case' - April 29, 2009 Companies should gain a better understanding of how the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 will work in practice, it has been claimed.Law firm DWF says that the recent decision by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge Cotswold Geotechnical [read more...] First corporate manslaughter charge issued - April 24, 2009 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised the first application of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has been charged with corporate manslaughter, following the death of a worker in September 2008. In the health [read more...] Firms 'can avoid corporate manslaughter' - March 24, 2009 Companies should attempt to improve their health and safety systems before the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is fully in force, experts have said.Speaking at the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health 2009 conference in Liverpool, leading [read more...] Road accidents 'can cause corporate manslaughter cases' - February 4, 2009 Employers could face prosecution for corporate manslaughter if they fail to check their employees' driving licences, it has been claimed.According to Norwich Union, some workers may attempt to cover up previous convictions, while the firm noted that the driver involved [read more...] Essex councils join HSE in 'myth busting' - October 15, 2008 County councils across Essex have joined a scheme in an attempt to dismiss myths about health and safety.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be co-ordinating the efforts to prevent these misconceptions "undermining" the effect of [read more...] Good leadership 'required for workplace safety' - September 25, 2008 Reducing health and safety risks in the workplace requires good leadership, an expert says.Training and consultancy manager for Norwich Union Risk Services John Phillips states those in a company responsible for its health and safety policies [read more...] Firework death case adjourned - September 2, 2008 The hearing into a workplace manslaughter case after two firemen died in an explosion in a fireworks factory has been adjourned.Martin Winter, the establishment's owner, and his son, Nathan, have been charged with two counts of manslaughter following an explosion [read more...] Equity fines for corporate accountability - August 26, 2008 A politician suggests judges should tie fines for death and injury to company's share prices to increase corporate accountability, a source says.Bill Wilson, a member of the Scottish National Party, made the proposals, the Herald reports. Mr Wilson claims judges rarely [read more...] Employee health and safety 'must move up firms' priority list' - August 22, 2008 The implications of the new Corporate Manslaughter Act are "impossible to predict", however businesses must ensure staff wellbeing is one of their top priorities, one industry figure has claimed.Writing for SMEweb.com, Pierre-Emmanuel Tetaz, managing director of Etap-on-line, claims the new [read more...] Company director admits manslaughter charge - July 31, 2008 The director of a construction company has admitted the manslaughter of a migrant worker who died on one of his sites.Sharaz Butt was charged with the killing of Wu Zhu Weng after an investigation by police and health and safety [read more...] |
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