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CCA
Report shows nearly 75% reduction in percentage of
construction deaths resulting in conviction of company.
A
report, researched by the Centre for Corporate Accountability
for the building workers union, UCATT, and based on
HSE's own figures, shows significant reductions in
levels of convictions following construction worker
deaths.
David
Bergman, CCA's Executive Director said:
"The
Health and Safety Executive must act urgently on
the findings of this report to review the efficacy
of its enforcement following fatalities. Patchy
enforcement or systematic under-enforcement of health
and safety law following deaths leaves bereaved
people without the accountability they deserve,
and puts all of us at risk by failing to provide
an effective deterrent to companies whose actions
can cost lives."
The report is based on data, accessed
in January /February 2007 from HSE's own prosecution
data base. At that time it was possible to do a search
on the database to find out convictions resulting
from deaths. One month ago, the HSE removed this search
field.
To download a copy of the report,
click
here
To download a copy of the UCATT Press Release, click
here
The
Centre for Corporate Accountability is a human rights
charity advising those bereaved from work-related
deaths, and working on issues of safety, law enforcement
and corporate accountability.
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