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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Punishments for corporate manslaughter 'do not go far enough'  New rules which will see punishments increased for companies that contravene health and safety rules are not enough, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has claimed. Changes implemented this month mean that organisations convicted of corporate manslaughter could be fined at least £500,000 and many will be subject to publicity orders, which will force them to reveal their offence and punishment to consumers and other firms. Commenting on the new laws, the IOSH said an opportunity has been missed to make sure that punishments have the same economic impact across both large and small enterprises. Policy and technical director at the institution Richard Jones remarked: "We believe using percentage of annual turnover (or equivalent) in setting fines would have helped ensure convicted organisations of different sizes felt the financial impact more equally." The IOSH, which claims to have more than 36,000 individual members, also called for absolute minimum fine levels for corporate manslaughter convictions. 
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