A Battersea laundry firm has been fined after ignoring instructions to make it easier and safer for workers to move heavy loads. Niva UK (Ltd), trading as Sunbeam Laundry, failed to act on two separate Improvement Notices served by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following a routine inspection of its premises at the London Stone Business Estate on the… read more →
A father and son have had to pay more than £30,000 after breaching fire safety legislation. Suhail Sawar, 23, and his father Tariq Sawar, 45, pleaded guilty at Manchester City magistrates’ court on 20 September to breaches at two multi-occupancy units they rented out for commercial use, in Derby Street, Manchester. Suhail was fined £17,500, plus £3,365 costs after admitting… read more →
Two private residential landlords have been found guilty of breaching fire safety regulations and fined £23,000. Fiaz Mahmmud, 48, and Audrey Feegrado, 39, were each found guilty of five breaches of the Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations 2006 at a house in French Horn Lane, Hatfield, after pleading not guilty to the offences at Watford magistrates court.… read more →
A cardboard box manufacturer in Kent has been fined after an incident in which a delivery driver suffered severe head injuries after a fall. As a result, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought a prosecution against W.E. Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd which is based at Thames Works, Grove Road, Northfleet, in Kent. The incident took place on 27 August 2009… read more →
Marks and Spencer plc and three of its contractors have been fined for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores in Reading and Bournemouth. Asbestos is the biggest single cause of work-related deaths in the UK, with an estimated 4,000 people dying every year. The… read more →
A London building owner has been given a six month suspended prison sentence after being convicted of seven offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Saif Ahmed was sentenced on 14 September after being found guilty of four offences at a trial at Tower Bridge magistrates’ court on 1 June 2011. Mr Ahmed had already admitted three other… read more →
Two nightclub bosses have been fined after breaching fire safety legislation. Kevin Clarke and Stephen Bailey both appeared before Bury magistrates on 7 September to face charges under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 relating to Coco Lounge, Temptations and Cooler Bar, in the town. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service took legal action following an inspection of the… read more →
A hotel manager has been ordered to pay £5,000 in fines and costs for failing to comply with an enforcement notice. James Knappette, the former manager of Kedleston Country Hotel, near Derby, pleaded guilty at Derbyshire Magistrates Court last month. He was fined £3,000 with £2,000 costs. Inadequate emergency lighting and fire doors were among the problems that led to… read more →
Two housing developers in Manchester have had to pay more than £14,000 for risking the lives of their tenants in student accommodation described in court as a ‘deathtrap.’ The two companies were found guilty of failing to meet safety standards as required by building regulations at their 55-flat housing development in Grafton Street, Ardwick. Council surveyors found serious breaches of… read more →
An external fire risk assessor and a hotel manager have both been jailed for eight months for fire safety offences. David Liu, who runs The Dial Hotel and Market Inn, both in Mansfield, had previously pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to 15 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, while John O’Rourke of Mansfield Fire Protection Services… read more →
