Publicity Order will cast a public spotlight on health and safety failings.
April 2008 will see the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act. Most businesses have now recognised that under this new legislation it will be much easier for an organisation to be convicted of manslaughter for work-related deaths – something which hasn’t always been the case.
Croner today point out, however, that Section 10 of the act requires that any company convicted of corporate manslaughter discloses its conviction in the public domain, as well as the details of the offence, the amount of any fine and the improvements it has been ordered to make to its health and safety culture.
As Stephen Thomas of Croner says:
With the legislation only months away, we?re warning businesses that do not meet current health and safety standards and those with a poor safety culture to start restructuring and implementing the appropriate policies now.
Croner offers the following advice for businesses examining their health and safety position ahead of April’s law change:
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