First Corporate Manslauter Charge Brought2012|2011
Costwold Geotechnical Holdings is accused over the death of employee Alexander Wright,27 who was killled when a pit collapsed in September 2008.The junior geologist was taking soil samples at a site near Stroud in Gloucester at the time.Company Director Peter Eaton is charged with gross negligence manslauter and could be jailed for life if convicted.If found guilty the firm faces an unlimited fine
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This demonstrates that company Directors are not protected from prosecution and this case will set a trend for companies and there owners to be fully accountable for incident and accidents at work.The importance of policy procedures and control measures will only strengthen your companies compliance with current legislation in mind
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