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'Impact of the Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines' with Kizzy Augustin

In this episode, prominent Health and Safety solicitor Kizzy Augustin, takes us through her thoughts on the latest major changes to the health and safety sentencing guidelines (England & Wales, 2016).

The renewed guidance for both environmental and health and safety sentencing in the past few years have begun to have a huge impact on levels on punishment for businesses and individuals.

Kizzy appears regularly as an advocate in court proceedings, employment tribunals (for appealing Improvement and Prohibition notices) and Coroners' inquests.

She has significant experience in defending companies, senior directors and employees in corporate manslaughter and serious fire / health and safety prosecutions.

Resources 

How have things changed for companies? by Kizzy Augustin (SHP Online)

Kizzy Augustin - Company Profile Martinisation Case - 14 month Custodial Sentence [ddownload id="865" text="Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines Summary"] Safeti Blog Post - Is harsher punishment a good thing?

Transcript

You can read the full podcast here, but here's a taster...

Richard:

Kizzy thank you so much for coming on to the Safeti podcast today to discuss with us the impact of the Health and Safety Sentencing Guidelines updates that have occurred in the UK in the last few years and obviously you're a bit of an expert on this topic. So welcome to the show and thanks for coming on.

Kizzy:

Thank you for having me.

Richard:

As I said before you might have seen it that I put