All Company Risk articles – Page 31
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Online onlyProposed fines for Corporate Manslaughter conviction inadequate says CCA
Safety charity says fines between 2.5 to 10 % of annual turnover are too low
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Online onlyCCA welcomes changes in Regulators Compliance Code regarding prosecutions
But continues to question the code's tone and relevance
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Online onlyTUC calls for tougher enforcement to tackle H&S 'crime wave'
TUC general secretary calls for greater enforcement powers and activity, including a statutory duty on directors
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Online onlyCommercial litigation increases 25%
The number of high court commercial law cases is now at its highest for six years
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Online onlyIPCC confirms need for urgent global climate action
The IPCC releases its Synthesis Report calling for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Online onlyCorporate Manslaughter could make firms more risk averse: Blunkett
MP David Blunkett has warned that companies could become more risk averse as a result of the new Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act
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Online onlyClimate change accelerating faster than UN forecasts: Report
A new report finds that temperatures and greenhouse pollution are rising faster than predicted by the IPCC
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Marsh issues advice on Suffolk bird flu outbreak
Currently H5N1 is not in itself a business threat except to the poultry industry, says broker
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AnalysisCounting the carbon
Pressure is mounting on companies to ‘go green’ amid fresh calls for a common carbon reporting standard
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Online onlyAIRMIC welcomes insurance law modernization
AIRMIC has warmly welcomed the Law Commission’s plans to reform the way insurance is governed in the UK
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Online onlyCoalition calls for common carbon reporting standard
An open letter addressed to the Prime Minister has called for mandatory carbon reporting standards
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Online onlyMerck settles $4.85bn Vioxx claim
Nationwide settlement should resolve 85% of the personal injury lawsuits in the US over Vioxx say lawyers
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Online onlyWarehouse fire shows need for businesses to re-evaluate their preparedness: Marsh
Marsh issues reminder to businesses about fire saftey and risk assessment
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Online onlyInterest in healthy worker programmes grows: Survey
Survey finds 46% of employers currently offer financial incentives for healthy behavior, number expected to grow to 70% by 2009
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Online onlyDHS publishes list of notifiable chemicals
The Department of Homeland Security has released a list of chemicals that will be subject to preliminary screening based on their human health consequences
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Interviews
US employer coalition launched to focus on benefits standards
The National Coalition of Business will attempt to preserve ERISA standard for health and retirement benefit plans
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AnalysisThe principals of a safer workplace
Workplace injury rates in the UK appear to be deteriorating, but is voluntary guidance enough to reverse the decline
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Online onlyLast year 2.2m people suffered from work related illnesses: UK HSC
Number of offences prosecuted increases but government targets unlikely to be met, according to new statistics from the UK's Health and Safety Commission
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Online onlyHSE investigates fire at oil refinery
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) specialists are investigating a fire at an oil refinery in Essex
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Online onlyOne in six employees lies to cover up errors at work
Survey reveals organisations are exposed to legal action and bad publicity by employees who don’t manage electronic files well
