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New sentencing guidelines make the penalties for breaching health and safety regulations even harsher to ensure firms take risk seriously- Published: 29 October, 2008New sentencing guidelines introduced on August 4 2008 reinforce the seriousness of breaching health and safety legislation and regulations. Manufacturers need to remain on top of their obligations, or else face hefty fines.
Harsher penalties for legal breaches await firms
- Published: 29 October, 2008Penalties for legal breaches in cases of serious incident management embracing corporate manslaughter provisions, are set to become even more strict, says Chris Green, partner in regulatory services at law firm Weightmans.
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