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Corporate
Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Under the Corporate
Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 an offence will
be committed where failings by an organisation's senior management
are a substantial element in any gross breach of the duty of care
owed to the organisation's employees or members of the public,
which results in death. The maximum penalty is an unlimited fine
and the court can additionally make a publicity order requiring
the organisation to publish details of its conviction and fine.
This list is designed to check your status as a leader on health
and safety. How do you demonstrate the board's commitment to health
and safety?
What do you do to ensure appropriate board-level review of health
and safety?
What have you done to ensure your organisation, at all levels
including the board, receives competent health and safety advice?
How are you ensuring all staff –
including the board – are sufficiently trained and competent
in their health and safety responsibilities?
How confident are you that your workforce,
particularly safety representatives, are consulted properly on
health and safety matters, and that their concerns are reaching
the appropriate level including, as necessary, the board?
What systems are in place to ensure
your organisation’s risks are assessed, and that sensible
control measures are established and maintained?
How well do you know what is happening
on the ground, and what audits or assessments are undertaken to
inform you about what your organisation and contractors actually
do?
What information does the board receive
regularly about health and safety – e.g. performance data
and reports on injuries and work-related ill health?
What targets have you set to improve
health and safety and do you benchmark your performance against
others in your sector or beyond?
Where changes in working arrangements
have significant implications for health and safety, how are these
brought to the attention of the board? |
