A fresh UK rule can send construction administrators to jail if any of their employees are killed while working, It is essential that construction administrators, and companies take action immediately to make sure health and safety risks are minimised.
The new Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 says that the employers have to protect their employees from serious health and safety risks. Violations can send even top management executive’s to jail or impose upon them heavy Magistrates Court fines.
The law will alter health and safety management a great deal. Whilst a misadventure relating to an employee is always a tragedy, as a penalty against the management, under the fresh rules, the company can even be shut down.
All areas of the employees’ safety should be considered. Any injury sustained while on work can have dire consequences. Accordingly, all firms must update their safety measures and proper training should be carried out to ensure maximum safety.
The new rules can bring criminal manslaughter and even “homicide” charges against managers and corporate chiefs regardless of them being three hundred miles away at head office at the time of the incident.
Now more than ever all employers especially in potentially dangerous businesses such as construction must be fully aware of health and safety issues and train their staff thoroughly to avoid the serious potential consequences. Contact Workplace Law Training to find out about their range of NEBOSH national general certificate courses which will help to assist your management and staff in all health and safety issues.
