Accidentes de trabajo en la construcción, ¿responde penalmente el

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Accidentes de trabajo en la construcción,
¿responde penalmente el empresario?
Nuestro Código Penal castiga, hasta con penas de prisión, los incumplimientos en materia de seguridad en
el trabajo. El tema de debate es quién debe hacerse responsable, en el seno de la empresa, de estos incumplimientos cuando, por su causa, se produce un accidente de trabajo de un empleado. El Tribunal Supremo
fijó la teoría de la delegación que ahora, además, será la pauta de actuación que ha de guiar a los fiscales en
estos procesos.
Diego Cabezuela Sancho
Círculo Legal
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