HSE has improved working standards
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has had more of an impact in raising levels of workplace safety than the new corporate manslaughter act will, is the claim by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
The implementation of current legislation by the HSE has assisted improvements in health and safety standards currently found in the industry according to Chris Macrae, global supply chain manager at the FTA.
He believes the corporate manslaughter act is unlikely to make a big enough impression on how companies view health and safety and does not expect it to influence a widespread improvement of working environments for employees.
Macrae said the haulage industry has adopted a far more mindful approach towards safety in the workplace as a consequence of the rise in civil litigation cases and
no win no fee claims.
“I am not certain that standards will be affected by the corporate manslaughter legislation. What has had more of an impact over the last ten years is the enforcement by the Health and Safety Executive of the legislation that we already have,” Macrae concluded.
Updated on 13/06/2008