Overview

Directors and senior managers at all organisations know the importance of taking health and safety seriously, both for themselves and for their organisation. However, how many of these senior officials know and take seriously the risks of personally liability under health and safety law?

In times of dramatic public sector cut backs, the HSE is finding the prosecution of individuals a much easier, quicker, and cheaper method of punishing health and safety crimes than prosecuting organisations. Last week a leading health and safety magazine described how the number of senior managers individually prosecuted by the HSE had "rocketed by more than 400% in the last 5 years".

In this briefing, Eversheds outlines the interaction with corporate manslaughter and the current law; current case law and the HSE's policy; and a range of practical advice for individuals and organisations.

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