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Following a fatality, can directors and senior managers be prosecuted under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007?
What is the basis for the prosecution of an organisation under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007?
How does an injured employee show that their employer was negligent?
What sorts of powers do Health and Safety Executive and local authority inspectors have?
What are the penalties for non-compliance with an improvement or prohibition notice?
Which factors influence the penalties imposed for breaches of health and safety law?
What does the Health and Safety Executive do?
Which bodies are responsible for the enforcement of health and safety legislation?

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