Firm pays out after breaches of The Fire Safety Order
A hairdressers in East London was fined £4000 for several breaches of regulatory (Fire Safety) order 2005. After a fire service investigation of the salon and the beauty basement in March 2007 numerous faults were found including no emergency lighting in the basement, there was no fire alarm and no smoke detection system in place. A notice was issued giving the owner four months to rectify the above problems but when the inspectors returned in July they had found that none of the rectifications had been done. Defendant Mr Ismail maintained that all of the rectifications have now been completed.
A company director fined for fire safety breaches
One of the directors from Maureen O’Brien Ltd (in administration) the company which formerly ownes the high street chain Joy has been fined £5,500 after pleading guilty to breaches of the Fire Safety Legislation. (more…)
Property management company plead guilty
A property management company have been fined £25,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of the Fire Safety Legislation by a prosecution from the London Fire Brigade. (more…)
Haringey Landlords Jailed – Friday 12th June 2009
Two landlords have been sentenced to imprisonment for six months and have each been ordered to pay £5000 costs for breaching fire safety regulations after a prosecution by London Fire Brigade. (more…)
Oil company fined £300,000 fine for breaches of fire safety
Oil company Shell International Ltd pleaded guilty to serious breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (“RRO”). They were fined £300,00 and ordered to pay £45,000 in costs, this was one of the largest fines ever imposed under the RRO.
Shell International Ltd were prosecuted by the London Fire Brigade after having 2 fires in three weeks At the Shell Centre in SE1. Both fires had resulted in the Fire Brigade carrying out an inspection 12 Jan 2007. The fire officers had found the breaches included blocked fire escape routes and exits, also the fire doors were found to be faulty.The breaches that were found were so severe the Fire Brigade issued a prohibition notice on Shell which minimised the use of the of the Shell Tower Building and the basement.
On inspection it was also found that Shell’s own fire risk assessment had not been reviewed or updated for 3 and a half years, and some of the findings had not been amended through this period. The condition of the general fire precautions in the Tower building were found to be getting worse. All new risk assessments should be reviewed and monitored every year.