Ten contentions of corporate manslaughter legislation: Public policy and the legal response to workplace accidents

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-370

  Johnson, Chris W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Accidents; Corporate manslaughter; System safety

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC RISKS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER; SYSTEM SAFETY; WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38949217323     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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