Health & Safety newsletter - October 2008

United Kingdom

For the latest updates on Health & Safety cases and their wider implications for industry, please click on the article titles below.

  • Health and Safety Offences Act becomes law and possibility of imprisonment increases
  • Lord Advocate announces creation of specialist health and safety division in Scotland
  • REACH - Issues emerging in pre-registration
  • Sentencing guidelines on the new Corporate Manslaughter Offence expected early 2009
  • DBERR Report: improving outcomes from health and safety - health and safety reforms set to save £25 million for small businesses in London
  • Changes to Coroner Rule 43: coroner reports to prevent future deaths
  • Stress Awareness
  • Health and Safety Executive publishes Violence Toolkit
  • Focus on: asbestos
  • Director of asbestos removal company fined £44,000 for unlicensed asbestos removal
  • Case law updates
  • What’s new in Europe?