Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007
As of April 2008, company directors are legally responsible for the safety of their employees and for the consequences of accidents that involve the wider public. The penalties for non-compliance include fines or even imprisonment.
To protect yourself and your company, it is vital to have appropriate systems in place not only to record those accidents and incidents but to help prevent them from happening in the first place.
How can I protect myself?
Many companies are already using ClaimControl™ to help protect their Directors. It is relevant to most industries, and helps you in the following ways:
• It provides the means to track and report on all reportable incidents across your company – alerting Directors whenever a Personal Injury has taken place.
• It gives you a full audit trail of all incidents, along with the actions taken by the firm to prevent any re-occurrence.
• By introducing a system to cover all incidents, it highlights to staff and the HSE your commitment to a climate of risk control and management.
• The powerful analysis function of ClaimControl™ lets senior Directors see exactly where the risks are and the circumstances under which claims have arisen. Procedures and training can then be implemented to manage the risk even lower.
With the forthcoming corporate manslaughter legislation, the risk of doing nothing increases dramatically. A 20-minute web-demo of ClaimControl™ is a first step to protecting you and your company.