Firms "need to keep risk of fatality at work in proportion"

The threat of prosecution for corporate manslaughter could be driving risk management in companies rather than protecting staff against workplace accidents, warns Norwich Union.

The insurance company is warning that firms with a defensive approach towards effective risk management could well be failing to improve measures ahead of the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

Phil Grace, liability risk manager for Norwich Union, says:

“Businesses im... (326 more words)

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