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Legionella trial - judgment in the case against Barrow Borough Council
...he outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in 2002. The council was the first public body to be charged with the offence in Britain. It pleaded guilty to an offence under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Gillian Beckingham, the council’s design services manager, still faces a retrial on seven counts of manslaughter, following the collapse of the trial on 22 April when the jury were unable to reach a decision. Ms Beckingham has already been found guilty of an offence under section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The summary of the judge's conclusions in dismiss...
Case | 29 Apr 2005
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Legionella trial special
...EMISES MANAGEMENT IS TH saftey ire WHAT IS A RELIGIOUS BELIEF? Is it an employer's responsibility to cater for all faiths? SOUNDING OFF New Noise at Work Regulations MORCAMBE BAY Implications for employers of the cockle picker drownings workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace June 2005 LEGIONELLA TRIAL Architect faces manslaughter retrial after Legionnaires' outbreak who's taking responsibility for health & safety in your workplace? CRISIS MANAGEMENT How would your workplace cope in an emergency? THE NEW SIX-PACK A fresh wave of health and safety legislation for 2005 Highly commended ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2005
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2009: new beginnings
...ants. 16 ThE DEATh Of ThE TEmp? A new EU Directive has led to concerns that hiring agency workers is set to become a lot more expensive. So does this Directive herald the Asbestos | Construction contracts | Employment law | Energy contracts | Energy ratings | Fire safety | Health and safety law | Legionella | Loneworking | Personal liability | Single Equality Bill | TUPE | Waste management | Working at height 09 ThE GROWING "AGE" fACTOR Age discrimination claims will increase during 2009, says David Walker. ThE DATA 32 ThIS mONTh'S STATISTICS Key statistics and information on health and safety and e...
Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008
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Reality bites: managing in a recession
... service providers will be considering predictive maintenance (based on a flexible measure of life expectancy) as a more costeffective alternative to planned maintenance." Asbestos | Construction contracts | Employment law | Energy contracts | Energy ratings | Fire safety | Health and safety law | Legionella | Loneworking | Personal liability | Single Equality Bill | TUPE | Waste management | Working at height providing this service to communication centres, hospitals, the nuclear industry, transport and distribution, intelligence agencies and military service organisations. A relatively good sector t...
Magazine issue | 6 Nov 2008
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Euromillions
...ssary factors. In most situations, a simple approach to risk assessment is more than adequate. There are, however, cases where a more detailed review is required or where the assessment needs to be undertaken by a technical expert. Such examples include working with asbestos, looking at the risk of legionella in a building or putting together a plan for a construction project. · Managerssometimestrytofollow the company's procedures for risk assessment - and the procedures themselves don't make sense. However, Castledine says that from his experience, one of the most common mistakes is when managers try...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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Contractors: are you watching them?
...aires' Disease in the UK occurred in Barrow-in-Furness in 2002, when seven people died and a further 172 were infected. The cause of the outbreak was traced back to a council-run building. Following a change in maintenance contractor, the building had been left without any regular water testing for legionella in the building's cooling towers. Over several months the bacteria multiplied and escaped as steam into a nearby passageway that was a common route for people to walk through. After an investigation charges were brought against Barrow Council and one of its employees, Gillian Beckingham. Manslaught...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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R v. Beckingham: case closed
...workplace SEPTEMBER 2006 ISSUE 20 IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Forum 06 Introduction 07 Barrow: investigation timeline 08 Body of evidence 10 Opinions and thoughts from Workplace Law Network members on a current hot topic. A summary of the Barrow legionella case and its implications. The key events of the case, from the Legionnaires' outbreak through to the sentencing of Gillian Beckingham and Barrow Council. Does your Workplace work? Total Workplace Management is the UK's largest dedicated event for FM and Estates professionals. It is the official e...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
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H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?
...heme managers will have under the new legislation to notify members of their rights, and to facilitate their chosen option. 6711 June 6th A date of 6 June 2006 has been set for the retrial of Gillian Beckingham, the architect who faces manslaughter charges for the death of seven people following a legionella outbreak in 2002. On Friday 22 April 2005, the jury in the original trial was discharged after failing to reach a verdict on the manslaughter charges. At Preston Crown Court on 25 April 2005, Alistair Webster QC, prosecuting, said that the Crown Prosecution Service felt it was in the public interes...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006
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Old git, or still work fit?
...ears ahead of schedule, and the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, will make a major contribution to the UK's June A retrial date of 6 June 2006 has been set for Gillian Beckingham, the architect who faces manslaughter charges for the death of seven people following a legionella outbreak in 2002. The jury in the original trial was discharged after failing to reach a verdict on the manslaughter charges. Gillian Beckingham has been 5133 6 workplacelaw WHAT DOES THIS SYMBOL MEAN? Go to ... www.workplacelaw.net enter the four-digit code in the search box and link direct to t...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006
