In February
2016 – New Court Sentencing Guidelines for HASWA (& Food
Safety & CM) increased fines based on turnover ie
Micro-organisations
(t/o less than £2m) Fines £50 to £450k
Small
Organisations (t/o £2m-10m) Fines £100 to £1.6m
Medium
Organisations (t/o £10-50m) Fines £1,000 to £4m
Large
Organisations (t/o £50m+) Fines £3,000 to £10m
So
in an example of a workplace with an unprotected ledge at height.
If an inspector noticing it before harm might have been £10-20k
fine, if someone had fallen & broken their ankle it might be a
£20-30k fine, if someone had fallen and been paralysed it might
be a £300k fine. In new rules a fine for a large company for the
first scenario might now be a £3m fine: source IOSH Mag Sept 16)
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