15 December 2005 - HSC Recommend Explicit Safety Duties for Directors

15 December 2005 - HSC Recommend Explicit Safety Duties for Directors: "Following a meeting by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) on 6 December 2005, in which unions and safety campaigners proposed that Directors of organisations should have explicit health and safety duties ensuring compliance with safety law, the HSC agreed and recommended the following:

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There should be positive legal duties on directors to ensure their organisations comply with safety law.
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There should be more authoritative guidance.
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There should be more enforcement.
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There should be greater penalties and more use of director disqualifications."