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"Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) has
issued a stark warning
to companies to make
sure they comply with
Health and Safety law
and take into account
the new Corporate
Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide Act
2007, which comes into
force from 6 April 2008. Driving is the most dangerous activity that most employees undertake as part of their working day. According to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) around 20 people are killed and 220 seriously injured every week in crashes involving someone who was driving, riding or otherwise using the road for work. For businesses that use vehicles at work, the new law means the employer is responsible for ensuring safety on the road. Previously a company could only be convicted of manslaughter if a single individual at the very top of the company was personally guilty. The new law allows prosecution for gross failures in the management of health and safety within a company as a whole; when it results in a death." |
Ultimately the responsibility of safety on the road remains with everyone within your company.