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No let up on safety
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If you think your chances of beating Health 8[. Safety regulations have just improved, then stop and consider what could happen if one of your employees has a serious accident.
You could face heavy fines, or even imprisonment, in the case of a fatality that winds up turning into a manslaughter trial. So don't be lulled into thinking that, just because the HSE may be struggling to keep up with its caseload, you can cut corners on safety—only a fool would read it that way. The safety of all your employees, as well the public, sits squarely in your hands. As the HSE says itself: "It is a red herring to imply we are easing up." If they aren't, neither should you. Clearly there are plenty of operators who do still take safety seriously—as the bookings for our forthcoming Corporate Manslaughter Conference show. On 17 September at Villa Park you can learn all about the law, the penalties and how to avoid becoming another tragic H SE statistic. To find out more, call Nicicy Allison on 020 8652 8583.
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