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23/02/2009
Health and safety legislation combats 'basic human needs' |
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An expert in health and safety has claimed that corporate manslaughter laws satisfy a basic requirement after bereavement.
Sir Bill Callaghan, former chairman of the Health and Safety Commission, made the comment at a recent British Safety Council conference, according to Workplace Law Network.
Mr Callaghan suggests that the improper conduct of some companies has pressurised lawmakers into taking action against corporate bodies individual directors.
"After a fatal accident there is a basic human need for the bereaved to have an explanation as to why their loved one died, an apology and an assurance that what has happened to their loved one should not happen to anyone else," he said.
The Health and Safety (Offences) Act, which permits the handing out of tougher sentences for employers, came into force on January 16th - less than a year after the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act. |
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