A company director has been jailed for 12 months for the manslaughter of a Chinese labourer. The negligence of Sharaz Butt, the director of Alcon Construction Ltd, was such that the judge also disqualified him from acting as a director for five years.

http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/88556/director-jailed-for-manslaughter.aspx

Top medical journal backs nano precaution

News | www.hazards.org | Jul 7, 2008

Hazards magazine and WHIN (Workers' Health International Newsletter) provide occupational health and safety information, facts and features for the benefit of workers and their representatives. Hazards and WHIN are not-for-profit publications

http://www.hazards.org/news/index.htm#bmjbacksnanoprecaution

Manslaughter laws likely to see major rise in company prosecutions, employment experts predict

News | www.onrec.com | May 23, 2008

Manslaughter laws likely to see major rise in company prosecutions, employment experts predict - Online Recruitment with Onrec.com

http://www.onrec.com/newsstories/21750.asp

Roofing company owner charged with manslaughter - Sussex Police worked closely with HSE

News | www.wscountytimes.co.uk | May 2, 2008

Roofing company owner charged with manslaughter - The owner of a roofing company has been charged with the manslaughter of a 20-year-old employee who plunged to his death through a skylight in East Sussex, police have said.

http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/latest/Roofing-company-owner-charged-with.4044641.jp

Corporate Manslaughter Act comes into force

News | 81.144.183.69 | May 1, 2008

The government's long-awaited Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act came into force last month, amid continued warnings that company owners and directors still do not fully understand their regulatory responsibilities.

http://81.144.183.69/article/85249/corporate-manslaughter-act-comes-into-force.aspx

Involuntary Manslaughter and Corporate Killing

News | www.rospa.com | Apr 21, 2008

RoSPA focuses on significant issues to reduce reportable accident at work figures and to reduce the 29 million working days lost due to accidents and ill health in the UK each year.

http://www.rospa.com/occupationalsafety/involuntary_manslaughter/index.htm

New Corporate Manslaughter Regulations in force

News | www.rec.uk.com | Apr 8, 2008

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on 6 April 2008 and will give rise to the new offence of corporate manslaughter.

http://www.rec.uk.com/press/news/211

Getting tough on corporate killing

News | www.iosh.co.uk | Apr 4, 2008

The president of Europe's largest health and safety professional body has said that the long-awaited Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act, which comes into force this weekend, marks "a new dawn for corporate accountability in the UK".

http://www.iosh.co.uk/index.cfm?go=news.release&id=506&rssref=newsrss