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Posted on October 28^th 2009

The waste management sector has been told by lawyers that they must take their responsibilities seriously regarding the manslaughter act of 2008. The Corporate Manslaughter Act was legislated in April last year and in this time the waste management sector has waved away any speculations of them ever having a case against them. They seem to think that they are not liable for any workplace accident that may occur, however this is untrue. They may be found personally responsible if an employee is involved in an accident and they are still at risk of imprisonment or a large fine.

The Health and Safety Executive have recently revealed figures that show that the waste management industry's workplace death figures are ten times higher than the UK's average.

Chris Green of Weightmans law firm said: "An examination of the major fatalities recorded actually reveals that the issues are no more specific to waste management than you would find in any other part of manufacturing, or indeed any other sector. Such cases relate to unguarded machinery, workplace transport and injuries caused by moving objects, fairly well known risks and yet still a big issue in this industry."

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