Organisations increasingly face investigation for corporate manslaughter and the number of convictions is expected to dramatically increase in the coming years. The Corporate Manslaughter and
Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety Services at Ellis Whittam, gives an overview of the general duties owed by employees under Health & Safety
Three company bosses have been jailed after trying to cover up their safety failings and suggesting a fall from height was a worker’s own fault.
Employers typically have policies stating hand-held mobiles should not be used when driving. Organisations also often provide vehicles with bluetooth (hands-free) technology. This begs the
A businessman faces prosecution and jail after an investigation by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) discovered workplace risk had not been “appropriately” assessed. A
The importance of risk assessments and training has again been shown following a university’s prosecution after students were given killer caffeine levels. Two sports science
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has made another successful prosecution after safety failings resulted in factory workers being injured. The incident at carmaker Jaguar
A haulage boss and a mechanic have been found guilty of manslaughter after a faulty tipper truck ran out of control killing four people. The
A company boss has avoided jail despite a “lackadaisical and unprofessional” approach to safety in which a man died in a human cannonball stunt. Scott
