What should employers do after a fatal or serious accident?

In response to the implementation of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has reviewed its guidance on what employers and managers should do in the aftermath of a serious or fatal accident.

Learning the lessons: how to respond to deaths at work and other serious incidents provides guidance on investigating serious accidents, dangerous occurrences, ill health and health hazard exposure. It covers:

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