Interesting and useful, with excellent speakers and very good course notes

- Susannah Cogman, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith

Corporate Manslaughter for Health and Safety Professionals - Birmingham

What’s covered:

 

The New Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act

- What does it actually say?

- Myths and realities

- The new offence

- What is senior management?

- What is a relevant duty of care?

- What is a "gross breach"?

- Factors to be taken into account by a jury

 

Practical Understanding and Implementation - What Will it Mean for Your Organisation?

- Legal process

- Incidence response

- Ongoing issues

- Preserving the scene

- Overcoming obstacles

- What lawyers will want to know

- How is your culture?

- Contractor management

- Communication after an incident

- Protection and Prevention

 

Engaging with senior management

- IoD and HSC guidance

- Practical risk management

- Key questions

- Approach

- Achieving compliance

- Handling Accident Investigation in the New Regime

 

Accident investigation

- Legal pitfalls arising from accident investigation reports

- Major incident protocol - legal privilege

- HSE interviews

- Police investigations

- How can Safety Practitioners Persuade Directors to take Health & Safety Seriously?

 

What are the penalties under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act?

- Health and Safety Offences Act 2008

- Possible impact