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Date |
| Hefty
fine following fire in Barnet nursing home |
Jan
09 |
| The
recent spate of prosecutions for failing to meet
fire safety requirements continues with a nursing
home in Barnet the latest to fall foul of the
law. Park Care Homes Ltd was fined £200,000
at Harrow crown court for contraventions of the
management of Health and Safety at work Regulations
1999.
Barnet Borough
Commander Nick O’Reilly said;
"This
prosecution comes as a timely reminder of the
importance of having both a suitable and sufficient
Fire Risk Assessment and Emergency Plan at the
introduction of the new Fire Safety Order 2005.
The new order put the duty of fire safety squarely
on the shoulders of the responsible person and
this judgement indicates the consequences of
getting it wrong" |
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Essex
nightclub fined £41,000 for breaching
fire safety |
Feb
08 |
| Breaches
of fire safety regulation continue to hit the
headlines with an Essex nightclub recently fines
almost £41,000.
The
court heard that this nightclub had received
an inspection which discovered the contraventions.
Commenting on the successful prosecution Redbridge
Borough Commander said;
"I
would like to remind those responsible for properties
of the need to carry out a full and comprehensive
fire risk assessment and emergency plan"
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| Successful
prosecution Results in £30,000 fine for
business for failing to comply with fire safety |
2008 |
On
8th August 2007 the Co-operative Group (CWS)
ltd appeared before Bracknell Magistrates Court
for sentencing in regard to pleading guilty
at a previous hearing in July to six charges
under the Fire Precautions (workplace) regulations.
Five of the offences related to contraventions
found at the premises following a serious fire
and a further offence was found during a fire
safety inspection at the same premises. The
offences all relate to the company’s failure
to ensure that the premises were adequately
provided with the appropriate fire safety measures.
The company
was fined £5,000 for each offence, a total
of £30,000 plus they
had to pay costs which were awarded in the favour
of Tayside Fire and Rescue Authority of £2765
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| Arundel
Hotel fined for multiple breaches of fire safety
law. |
2008 |
The
former owners of an Arundel hotel have been
fined following an investigation by the West
Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.
The former management
company of the White Swan hotel was fined
£25,000, plus costs, after pleading
guilty to serious breaches of fire safety laws.
Ten guests were trapped in their bedrooms and
had to be rescued from the first floor windows
during the fire in March 2007.
The subsequent
investigation revealed a catalogue of poor fire
safety management, including
» a fire
alarm panel which had been switched to”silenced”
resulting in the fire alarm not being heard
when the alarm operated.
» inadequate fire safety training for
staff.
» fire alarms not being tested correctly.
» fire doors wedged open.
» no suitable fire evacuation plan for
what to do in the event of a fire.
Mill House Inns Trading Ltd, owners of the hotel
at the time of the fire, pleaded guilty to five
separate charges and on each count and were
fined the maximum allowed by Worthing Magistrates.
In addition they also had to pay costs of £11,071.
The
officer in charge of Community Protection for
the fire brigade said that the hotel had the
correct fire precautionary arrangements in place,
but due to poor management they all became ineffective
during the fire.
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