Ministry of Defence figures obtained by The Independent on Sunday reportedly reveal that nearly 800 service personnel have been killed over 10 years in accidents ranging from car crashes to electric shocks. According to IoS, MoD figures reveal that 201 members of the armed forces died in 2007. Eighty of these deaths were caused by accidents, 50 of them in land transport accidents. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 removes the MoD’s Crown immunity in health and safety matters, leaving senior defence officials open to the same risk of prosecution as employers in the private and public sectors. Source: Independent, 22 Feb 2009. http://tinyurl.com/c8hygw03 July 2009
Safety issues cause one-third of deaths in Britain’s military
Ministry of Defence figures obtained by The Independent on Sunday reportedly reveal that nearly 800 service personnel have been killed over 10 years in accidents ranging from car crashes to electric shocks. According to IoS, MoD figures reveal that 201 members of the armed forces died in 2007. Eighty of these deaths were caused by accidents, 50 of them in land transport accidents. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 removes the MoD’s Crown immunity in health and safety matters, leaving senior defence officials open to the same risk of prosecution as employers in the private and public sectors. Source: Independent, 22 Feb 2009. http://tinyurl.com/c8hygw
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