What Changes Have Been Made to Health & Safety Offences Fines 2019?
What has been happening on health and safety fines? You may know that in 2016, the sentencing council introduced new guidelines for courts, which had a radical effect on increasing…
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An Update on Health & Safety Offences Fines 2019
What has been happening on health and safety fines? You may know that in 2016, the sentencing council introduced new guidelines for courts, which had a radical effect on increasing…
Health and Safety Issues for the Self Employed: Gym Instructors
There’s a lot of confusion about the changes to Health and Safety legislation relating to the self employed. A few years ago, a report was undertaken which indicated that self…
Sentencing for Health and Safety Offences for Small Businesses
For small businesses with a turnover in the range of £2-10 million which commit Health and Safety offences, new guidelines (brought in on 1 February 2016) suggest the starting point…
Sentencing for Corporate Manslaughter Offences for Micro Businesses
Since the 1 February 2016 the Sentencing Council has introduced new definitive guidelines which the courts have to follow in relation to Corporate Manslaughter and Health and Safety offences. This…
Sentencing for Corporate Manslaughter Offences for Large Businesses
The Sentencing Council has issued a definitive guideline on sentencing for health and safety offences which the courts have to take into account. If you run an organisation with a…
Sentencing for Corporate Manslaughter Offences for Large Businesses
The Sentencing Council has issued a definitive guideline on sentencing for health and safety offences which the courts have to take into account. This took effect on 1 February 2016…
Health and Safety Executive Charges – What Could it Cost Your Company?
It comes as a surprise to many organisations that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) – the government inspectorate – can charge for some of their inspections. They are able…
Fines for Health and Safety offences could be on the increase. How could they affect your organisation?
In 2015 the Sentencing Council, which is a Government body which sets recommendations of fines, consulted on new fines for the levels of penalty for corporate manslaughter and for Health…
