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neil88  
#1 Posted : 12 October 2015 14:16:26(UTC)
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neil88

An interesting article regarding the Qatari approach to HSE prosecutions: http://dohanews.co/repor...s-in-septic-tank-deaths/
walker  
#2 Posted : 12 October 2015 15:03:45(UTC)
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walker

Lets not cast any stones. UK is not much better
RayRapp  
#3 Posted : 12 October 2015 15:19:28(UTC)
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RayRapp

walker wrote:
Lets not cast any stones. UK is not much better
Walker, not often I disagree with you...the UK is much better. Maybe sanctions in the UK are not as robust as we would like, but we have come a long way from putting the blame on the worker. 'During the appeal, defense lawyers argued that the incident was a “sudden accident” and the victims themselves should have been responsible for following safety and security measures, according to Al Raya. The defense attorneys added that the workers should have known to wear gas masks and carry communication devices, and that not using them was a “grave mistake” on their part – not the company, the newspaper reported.'
walker  
#4 Posted : 12 October 2015 15:27:54(UTC)
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walker

The level of penalties for causing a death seem pretty similar to me. There was nobody to speak in the court for the dead men "our" law is degenerating rapidly to this level.
walker  
#5 Posted : 12 October 2015 15:39:01(UTC)
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walker

"but we have come a long way from putting the blame on the worker." Many devious & immoral managers have highjacked "behavioural safety" for exactly this purpose
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