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Who does the HASAWA apply to? |
Employers Employees Manufacturers Designers Self-employed Suppliers Landlords |
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What are the main duties of the HASAWA? |
Section 2 - general duties of employers to their employees
Section 3 - duties of employers & self-employed to people who are not their employess
Section 4 - duty of person in control of premises for H&S of non-employees
Section 6 - duties of designers, manufactures,importers,suppliers & installers
Section 7 - general duties of employees at work
Section 8 - duty to not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interest of H&S or welfare
Section 9 - duty of employer not to levy a charge on employees
Section 36 - offences due to fault of another person
Section 37 - offence by a body corporate
Section 40 - onus of proving limits of what is practicable etc |
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What does the corporate manslaughter ad corporate homicide act 2007 mean? |
As a result of serious management failures resulting in a gross breach duty of care, companies/organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter. |
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To be guilty of corporate manslaughter ..... |
Must be committed by organisation, not individual
Requires a breach of duty of care under the law of negligence
Breach is a gross breach
Death cause by gross breach of duty
Substantial element in the breach is the way in which the organisations activities are managed or organised by its senior management |
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If found guilty of corporate manslaughter.... |
Unlimited fines - seldom less the £500,000
Publicity orders - punish large corporations that won't b affected by fine. More affected by adverse publicity upon its reputation
Remedial orders - require them to address the cause of injury |
