The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and the Health & Safety Offences Act 2008 legislation have imposed tighter controls on the implementation of previous legislation with clear ownership at senior levels within every business. This legislation will identify those persons responsible for failure, increase penalties and provide courts with greater sentencing powers for those who negligently fail to fulfil the requirements of health & safety legislation.

The following were identified by the Health & Safety Department as necessary provisions for all those persons within the Society who have responsibility for health & safety, to ensure

compliance:

• A revised quarterly health & safety/fire audit process that will provide identification of compliance failure and remedial action

• Criteria for accident/incident analysis that will identify trends and causes, thereby targeting response and reduction

A revised intranet ‘safe working procedures' document, a health & safety manual and other policies that can be

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