HSE and environment agency prosecution : the new climate / Charlotte Waters, Mike Appleby and Louise Smail.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waters, Charlotte, active 2019, author.

Appleby, Mike, author.

Smail, Louise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health laws--Great Britain.

Public health laws.

Liability (Law)--Great Britain.

Liability (Law).

Risk management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xl, 490 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Professional, 2019.

Summary:

"Sentencing guidelines impose tough penalties for health and safety and environmental offences: how can you avoid them? The introduction of the sentencing guidelines in February 2016 has seen health and safety prosecutions treble, particularly in relation to corporate manslaughter, with tougher penalties imposed and fines exceeding £20 million being handed down. With fines having a detrimental effect on both turnover and reputation, how can companies protect themselves? HSE and Environment Agency Prosecution: The New Climate is an accessible reference work that provides guidance to ensure that companies have the correct, stringent risk management and procedures in place in order to protect themselves against exposure to such fines. Through the use of worked cases studies, checklists and charts the expert advice provided is put into context, whether you are a practitioner needing to advise your client, a company director, an in-house lawyer, or a health and safety professional. Split into four sections, this new title covers: Managing Risk; The Law; Enforcement and Sentencing; Inquests and Claims."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Part 1 Managing Risk 1 Corporate Governance, Directors' Duties

2 Risk Management

3 Business Continuity

Part 2 The Law 4 Manslaughter and Health and Safety Offences

5 Health and Safety Enforcement Notices, Fee for Intervention (FFI) and Cautions

6 Environmental Offences

7 Environmental Notices and Sanctions

8 Fire Safety Offences and Notices

Part 3 Enforcement and Sentencing 9 Enforcement Agencies and Enforcement Policies

10 RIDDOR and Internal Investigations

11 Responding to a Criminal Investigation

12 Prosecution - the Court Process

13 Sentencing

Part 4 Inquests and Claims 14 Coroners' Inquests and Public Inquiry

15 Civil Claims

16 Insurance.

Notes:

Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781526503244

1526503247

9781526503237

1526503239

9781526503213

1526503212

OCLC:

1126543880