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Health & Safety

Government confirms commitment to corporate killing bill

The government has said it is to pass the corporate manslaughter bill as soon as time allows, and will incorporate advice from the home affairs and work and pensions committees on providing a clearer definition of where the new offence will apply.

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House of Lords considers employers' asbestos liability

The House of Lords is considering whether insurers should not be liable to pay compensation to sufferers of mesothelioma – a cancer caused by asbestos – and their families if some of the companies responsible for the exposure have vanished or were not insured. More >>

Company boss jailed for railway worker deaths

Mark Connolly, owner of a railway repair company, has been jailed for the manslaughter of four maintenance workers who were hit by a runaway trailer at Tebay, Cumbria.

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Briefs .....

Lord Hunt, minister for health and safety, has warned that businesses not complying with rules safeguarding the welfare of workers “will feel the heat”.

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