Workplace Law Magazine is available only to Premium Members of the Workplace Law Network. Produced 10 times each year, it is distributed in hard copy format in the first week of the month, and is also available online.
How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
Is the Cor porate Manslaughter Bill possibly the most drawn-out piece of legislation ever to be introduced? It’s taken 11 years to get to the point at which a proposed Bill has actually received Royal Assent.We were beginning to think it would never happen, but the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill will now come into force in April 2008 — 12 years since it was proposed by the Law Commission back in 1996. It’s been talked about so much over the years that we’re not going to offer an in-depth discussion of the legislation in this month’s Workplace Law Magazine. We know what the legislation is intended to do, and the Bill itself doesn’t introduce any new responsibilities on employers. In this issue, we take an interesting look back over what’s been happening in health and safety in the 11 years since the Bill was first proposed, and the debate that has ensued over that time. We have also investigated and compared the UK’s approach to health and safety legislation with that of other regions of the world — what other systems are working? Which countries have the best health and safety records? And how much does it cost an employer to kill someone in the workplace around the world?
In this issue...
The cost of killing in the worldwide workplace
Death in the workplace is costly – Neil Archibald looks at the implications for UK workplace managers who kill, compared to those in other areas of the world.
10 years in workplace fatalities
We map changes in the size of the workforce; the amount of legislation in force; and the number of workplace deaths against the development of corporate manslaughter legislation since 1996.
The future of health and safety
Facilities Manager John Shaw says no one will want to be the first convicted for a “serious management failure at a senior level”.
Named and shamed: the top 20 in health and safety failures
We reveal details of the 20 cases that attracted the most hefty fines since proposal of corporate manslaughter legislation in 1996.
Behavioural safety
Tim Marsh reveals that examining why employees behave dangerously is the key to an improved health and safety culture.
Health and safety in the UK: a real manifesto for change
Chris Streatfeild puts forward ideas to make a real change to health and safety in the UK.
Legal calendar
Get yourself up to date with legal developments taking effect in September and October.
Forum
Workplace Law members debate the implications of the Barrow legionella case for FMs.
Case law
Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law.
Technical guidance
In-depth guidance on: the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill; Directors’ liability insurance; and energy performance of buildings: the Government’s white paper.
Clinic
Members raise concerns that remain following the introduction of the smoking ban.
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