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Sentencing guidelines impose tough penalties for health and safety and environmental offences: how can you avoid them?<br/> <br/>The introduction of the sentencing guidelines in February 2016 has seen health and safety prosecutions treble, particularly in relation to corporate manslaughter, with tougher penalties imposed and fines exceeding £20 million being handed down. With fines having a detrimental effect on both turnover and reputation, how can companies protect themselves?<br/> <br/><i>HSE and Environment Agency Prosecution: The New Climate</i><b> </b>is an accessible reference work that provides guidance to ensure that companies have the correct, stringent risk management and procedures in place in order to protect themselves against exposure to such fines.<br/> <br/>Through the use of worked cases studies, checklists and charts the expert advice provided is put into context, whether you are a practitioner needing to advise your client, a company director, an in-house lawyer, or a health and safety professional.<br/> <br/>Split into four sections, this new title covers:<br/>Managing Risk; The Law; Enforcement and Sentencing; Inquests and Claims.<br/><br/>This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Company and Commercial Law online service.