Fire Safety Training
We are frequently contacted by bewildered business owners about fire safety training requirements. Mike unravels the essential info.
Explaining the Responsible Person
Many business owners have a vague idea they might be responsible if there is a fire at their business. They know they might get in trouble with the law if they haven’t got the right things in place. But most don’t really know what a responsible person means and the…
Landlord who ‘didn’t care’ about property fined
A landlord from Birmingham has been fined after admitting he ‘didn’t care’ about flats he rented out which contained a number of fire safety deficiencies. Mr Jabbar Khalid admitted to breaching landlord regulations and failing to obtain an HMO licence, and was fined £1,800 with £2,000 costs and victim surcharge…
Barber shop owner fined £10k for breaching fire safety rules
A Windermere businessman told a court he was "really sorry" for failing to install basic life-saving safety equipment at his barber's shop, as he was fined more than £10,000. The Mail reports that Mr Mehmet Oncu, leaseholder of Oh My Cut in Windermere, appeared at Furness Magistrates' Court where he…
Who is the responsible person? A fire safety lawyer answers
Who is the responsible person? Warren Spencer is one of the country’s leading fire safety lawyers answers that very question in his detailed blog. http://www.firesafetylaw.co.uk/evidencing-the-responsible-person/
Putting Residents ‘in danger’ Cost a Care Home £18,000
Blaze uncovers failings 14 MARCH 2017 FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT The owners of the Cavell House care home in Shoreham, which put vulnerable residents in danger by failing to take proper fire safety precautions, have been fined £18,000 plus £4000 in costs. The court was told that the two-storey home owned…
Dudley landlord who flouted fire rules fined £10,000
'Dangerous and neglectful behaviour' FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT A Dudley landlord who kept properties in a state of disrepair and flouted fire regulations has been ordered to pay £10,000 for his dangerous and neglectful behaviour. Mr Rakesh Sandhi, sole Director and Shareholder of Northgate (Dudley) Ltd, which rents bedsits within premises,…
Hotel dubbed ‘worst in Britain’ shut over fire safety fears
Local council shuts premises in Rhyl A hotel in Rhyl, Wales, described by visitors as 'beyond my worst nightmare', 'worst place I've ever seen', 'disgusting beyond belief' and 'the worst hotel in Britain’ on Tripadvisor, has been closed by the council. The Mail Online reports that guests were ordered out…
Landlord of Lancashire mill fined for breaching safety rules
‘Blatant disregard’ for tenant’s safety The landlord of a mill in Bacup, Lancashire, has been fined £5,000 for showing a ‘blatant disregard’ for the safety of his tenants. The property belonging to Mr Laurence Daw was shown to have a number of fire safety defects, reports the Lancashire Telegrapgh. They…