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A massive 85 per cent of health and safety professionals want a new law on corporate manslaughter. The Value of Health and Safety 2005 report, produced by safety specialists' organisation IOSH, found respondents believed the way to tackle work-related fatalities was the use of penalties that reflect the gravity of the offence (69 per cent), with half the respondents saying the likelihood of conviction should increase. Commenting on these findings, IOSH president Lawrence Waterman said IOSH supported the government's draft bill on corporate manslaughter, but added 'company law needs to be developed so that directors are clearer about their individual and corporate responsibilities. We'd like to see health and safety clearly identified as part of corporate governance the way managing finance is.' The survey also found 'worrying' levels of neglect of occupational health by safety professionals, with most spending less than a quarter of their time on work-related health issues. And when asked what factors had a 'considerable influence' on health and safety policy at their company, more cited media profile and reputation (55 per cent), and commercial considerations (49 per cent), than cited pressure from insurance companies (38 per cent). |
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