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Why have health and safety fines in manufacturing doubled?

August 3, 2017

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Health and safety fines in the manufacturing sector have doubled in the past year, according to research conducted by global law firm Clyde & Co.

The data, obtained directly from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows that the value of fines collected from manufacturers increased to £22.8 million in the first year of the new sentencing guideline (January 2016 – January 2017), whereas the year before it had been exactly half – £11.4 million.

Why? A new sentencing guideline introduced in February last year toughened the penalties for health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences, with the scale of fines now depending on the turnover of the company.

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