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28th March 2002, Page 11
28th March 2002
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he Courts, organised by the Institution of Mechanical ers. He warned: "Within seconds. minutes, and certainly of any major accident happening I guarantee you will hear irds "corporate manslaughter' mentioned.

Hs is going to cause enormous problems," he added, ever death occurs there's going to be the possibility of cution." Under the new act a company would be guilty of rate homicide if a management failure was one of the s of death. There are two tests for management failure: "Conduct falling far below what can reasonably be expected", or that "Management fails to ensure the health and safety of employees or anyone affected".

Kirlibright warned that if a vehicle was just one week past its scheduled inspection and was involved in an accident that could count as "Conduct falling far below what can reasonably be expected". "Continuous monitoring of standards is essential," he added. MI The Corporate Homicide Bill was expected to be introduced this year but so far it has not been scheduled. A Home Office spokesperson says: 'We are committed to legislating on it as soon as Parliamentary time allows."

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