£500,000 minimum fine for corporate manslaughter
DEFINITIVE guidelines on the fines and punishments for corporate manslaughter have been announced.
Van drivers keep on driving but not maintaining
KEEP the vans moving must be the mantra of all van operators - but don't forget the maintenance, says FSG.
Network launches SafePlan for van operators
Network, the national funder of van leasing brokers, can provide SafePlan to keep your operation and vans legal.
Safety driving needs for SME businesses
Safety-related items are working up the agenda of SME fleet requirements, says latest apd trend survey.
Small businesses run risk of knowledge gap
Managing the risks of business-provided cars is not fully understood by directors of small businesses - which could open them up to prosecution.
The law and Corporate Manslaughter
New Act: applies to small companies, tooThe legislation governing corporate manslaughter law changed on 6 April 2008. The new law is the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. The new corporate manslaughter act makes it easier to prosecute companies and organisations when a gross corporate failure in health and safety causes death. The corporate manslaughter act covers failures in [...]
Small businesses open to duty of care prosecution
A new travel survey by National Car Rental reveals that small businesses overlook checks on private cars used for business.
Corporate Manslaughter – affects small businesses, too
Ensure you have a risk management planAlthough the government has yet to decide on a definite date for its introduction, the draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill could see prosecution of negligent companies become much more common. The Bill proposes a specific offence of Corporate Manslaughter. This would make it possible to convict companies for corporate manslaughter in cases where they have [...]
