It is a requirement of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 that an annual Risk Assessment be carried out at any block of flats or apartments where there is one or more employee (paid or unpaid).
The Corporate Manslaughter Act of 2007 is very clear that directors of Residents’ Management Companies can be prosecuted under criminal law for serious breaches of Health & Safety law.
The Health & Safety Offences Act 2008 raised the maximum fine for offences in the lower courts from £5,000 to £20,000. It also increased the number of offences for which an individual can be imprisoned.
Directors of Residents’ Management Companies will always retain responsibility for the health & safety of their block, whether they delegate or not. Marsh provides comprehensive Health & Safety Risk Assessments for this purpose.