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The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has backed health and safety proposals put forward by a Labour MP last December.
The health and safety offences bill was introduced by Keith Hill MP in the hope of strengthening sentences for rogue employers.
IOSH said it wants a "get tough" approach in memory of the 241 people who died at work last year and is calling for an end to "paltry fines".
Ray Hurst, president of IOSH, said: "If the bill makes it into law, it will send a strong message to employers that health and safety offences are treated just as seriously as other breaches where people can be killed or seriously injured.
"Our aim is to prevent workplace injuries and ill health that devastate people's lives."
The bill seeks to increase the maximum fine from £5,000 to £20,000 for many health and safety offences.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, businesses are tasked with conducting risk assessments to identify "practical actions" that protect people from harm and injury.
