57Alternative verdicts for failure to comply with safety

57 Alternative verdicts for failure to comply with safety duties (1) This section applies if, in a prosecution for an offence for a failure to comply with a safety duty, the trier of fact— (a) is not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of the offence; but (b) is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of an alternative offence.

(2) The trier of fact may find the defendant guilty of the alternative offence, but only if the defendant has been given procedural fairness in relation to the finding of guilt. alternative offence, for an offence mentioned in table 57, column 2, means an offence mentioned in column 3 for the offence. Table 57 Alternative verdicts item prosecuted offence alternative offence 1 section 53 (which is about failing to comply with a safety duty) 2 section 54 (which is about exposing a person to a substantial risk of death or serious harm) 3 section 55 (which is about causing death or serious harm to a person) section 54 (which is about exposing a person to a substantial risk of death or serious harm)

item prosecuted offence alternative offence 4 section 56 (which is about exposing property or the environment to substantial risk of substantial damage)