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1. Ability to pay must be given due weight.

Author

Appleby, Michael

Subjects
*INDUSTRIAL safety, *GOVERNMENT policy on industrial safety, *INDUSTRIAL safety laws, *INDUSTRIAL productivity, *ECONOMICS
Abstract

The article reports on the guidelines for health and safety offences released by the Sentencing Council in England that require corporate defendants to provide sufficient financial information so that the courts can assess what they can afford to pay in fine and costs. Topics discussed include information on R & S Recycling that receive large quantities of paper, plastic, and card, showing the management accounts to show the up-to-date position, and information on net profit and loss.

Published
2015

2. Good engineering design can cut work-related deaths.

Subjects
*ENGINEERING design, *INDUSTRIAL hygiene, *INDUSTRIAL safety, *INSTITUTIONAL cooperation, *WORK-related injuries, *OCCUPATIONAL mortality, *ENGINEERS, *PREVENTION
Abstract

The article reports on the launch of a paper about engineering design for industrial health and safety by the Inter-Institutional Group on Health and Safety (IIG) in Great Britain on December 12, 2013. According to the IIG, good engineering design can help reduce work-related injuries, accidents and fatalities. It notes that IIG's publication also offers recommendations on actions that engineers, managers, and the government should take associated to industrial safety.

Published
2014

3. Engineering a healthy future.

Subjects
*INDUSTRIAL hygiene, *ENGINEERS' associations
Abstract

The article offers information on the new policy paper "The business case for engineering in health and safety," by the Inter-Institutional Group on Health and Safety (IIG) in Great Britain.

Published
2013