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035			_a(Sirsi) u113241
100			_aBarber, J.
245			_aRamsgate walkway collapse: legal ramifications
260			_c2001
490			_aConstruction Law Journal _v17(1) 2001, 25-48(23)
520			_aAnalyses the judgment in "HSE v Port Ramsgate Ltd and others" and related legal developments to structural safety and the wider implications for procurement and working practices. Considers: criminal liability for latent defects under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; the common law duty of care in tort in such cases; the impact of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994; and the possibility of charges of manslaughter being brought. Calls for authoritative guidance on the role and responsibilities of design-build clients; statutory powers for the regulation of design-build contractors; a review of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, and of the use of jury trials for such prosecutions and fines and costs; review procedures to eliminate inadequacies in standards; the removal of legal confidentiality to enable relevant health and safety information to be released; and the implementation of the Law Commission's recommendations on corporate manslaughter.
590			_aABS
650			_aCONSTRUCTION (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 1994
650			_aCONSTRUCTION (DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 1994
650			_aCORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER
650			_aCRIMINAL LIABILITY
650			_aDESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACTS
650			_aDUTY OF CARE
650			_aHEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC ACT 1974
650			_aHSE V PORT RAMSGATE LTD AND OTHERS
650			_aLATENT DEFECTS
650			_aMANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK REGULATIONS 1992
650			_aQUALITY ASSURANCE
650			_aRISK ANALYSIS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING STANDARDS
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