Y O NE EDITOR’S VOICE HEALTH&SAFETY EDITOR’S VOICE TOMORROW’S
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Every month, we read countless tales of companies facing prosecution for failing to protect the wellbeing of their workers. Thankfully, these incidents aren’t as common as they once were but, as we know, just one injury or fatality at work is one too many.
The most serious of cases can now end up in court under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act. Only introduced in 2007, the Act is still relatively untested and has only been applied to a handful of cases so far.
It’s so new, in fact, that the Sentencing Council has recently released further draft sentencing guidelines for public consultation. This was triggered, in part, by calls for higher financial penalties for those companies found guilty of an offence under the 2007 Act.
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In this issue’s edition of Legislation Focus, Jonathan Grimes, a health and safety law expert and partner at law firm Kingsley Napley, reflects on seven years of cases and offers his predictions on the Act’s impact in 2015.
Elsewhere in this issue, we reflect on lessons learned from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Asia and we take a sneak peek at what’s on at the Health & Safety Event in March.
Until next time, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter (@TomorrowsHS) to stay up- to-date with the latest industry news.
Enjoy the issue!
Hello everyone and welcome to Issue 16 of Tomorrow’s Health & Safety.
TOMORROW’S
TANITA CROSS, EDITOR
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