Month: February 2016

  • February 29, 2016

Hotel owner guilty of fire safety offences

£11,500 fine handed down The part-owner of a hotel in Paignton, Torquay, has been handed fines totalling £11,500 after admitting to four breaches of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Fire protection officers visited the Summerhill Hotel, of which defendant Mr Peter Wilks was a business partner, after a…
  • February 24, 2016

Care home criticised over fire safety

CQC places it in special measures A care home in Crickdale, Wiltshire, has been rated as inadequate and placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission, after an inspection found a number of failings including fire safety breaches. CQC inspectors were particularly concerned over potential fire risks when they…
  • February 23, 2016

FBU warns against privatisation of fire services

Cambridge FRS to bring in private sector firefighters The Fire Brigades Union has warned about the dangers of turning to the private sector, following an agreement between Cambridge Fire and Rescue Authority and Serco to cover firefighter shortages. The service in Cambridgeshire has experienced severe staff shortages, which the FBU…
  • February 18, 2016

MPs warn fire services must be protected

Further cuts could harm sustainability MPs have warned that further cuts to the fire and rescue service could impact upon their future sustainability, according to a new report from the cross-party Public Accounts Committee. The report states that whilst fire services had coped with cuts well since 2010, that not…
  • February 15, 2016

Landlord fined £12k for breaches of safety rules

Stockport company guilty of 11 offences A Stockport landlord has been ordered to pay £12,400 in fines after breaching safety regulations at one of their properties. Beckhall Properties Ltd was charged with 11 offences related to safety at the property, a building of self-contained flats, after a complaint received by…
  • February 11, 2016

Fire service to trial new risk-based responses

Warwickshire fire service pioneers new approach Firefighters from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service will soon not respond to automatic alarm calls where no-one is thought to be in immediate danger. The new response policy will be trialled from April, with crews not responding to automatic fire alarms (AFAs) at commercial,…
  • February 9, 2016

Didcot business owner reprimanded for safety breaches

Employees found sleeping at factory A business owner from Didcot has been handed a £9000 fine and ordered to pay £5000 in costs after he was found to have let employees work and sleep in dangerous factory conditions. Mr Mohammed Osman, the owner of Business World Global Ltd, admitted seven…

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