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The article discusses the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act which Britain will enforce starting April 6, 2008. This law provides that deaths on construction sites will result in a police investigation rather than a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) probe under the old law. Companies found guilty of a gross breach of relevant duty of care will also be imposed stiff fines and face potential prosecution for corporate manslaughter. Comments on the new law from legal experts, the labor union and the Construction Confederation are also cited.

The article offers information on the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 in Great Britain. It states that under this law, an organisation will be guilty of such crimes if the way in which its activities are managed and organised causes a person's death and corresponds to a gross breach of a relevant duty of care owed by such institution to the deceased. It mentions that a guilty firm will be liable to an indefinite fine and be forced to announce the details of its convictions.

The article comments on the effect of the change in Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act on the construction industry in China. According to the author, companies that cause a person's death by a gross breach of a relevant duty of care will be liable to a criminal conviction. The author also discusses four hurdles that the Crown Prosecution Service has to clear to give contractors fair notice of what they need to do to avoid prosecution.

The article offers news briefs on the construction industry in Great Britain. Fifty-two Members of Parliament have signed up to "Building's" Safer Skyline campaign which calls for urgent measures to be taken on crane safety. Contractors that run prisons under private finance initiative contracts could be prosecuted for the deaths of prisoners if proposed changes to the corporate manslaughter bill is implemented. The shortlists for 2007 "Building" awards have been announced.

The article reports on the impact of the corporate manslaughter law on public sector clients in Great Britain. Public sector clients, along with construction contractors and architects, would be held accountable for negligence on health and safety under the bill. The passage of the bill would likely increase the number of corporate manslaughter prosecutions and charges. Shelley Atkinson-Frost of the Construction Confederation commended and cautioned over the implementation of the bill.

The article focuses on the impact of the corporate manslaughter law on the building industry in Great Britain. Under the new legislation, building companies will be more accountable for lack of health and safety practices. It would result to increase in prosecutions of companies. The possible passage of the legislation has caused several concerns to firms.