Ex-Lord Mayor broke fire safety regulations

Posted by Iain on Jan 6, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments A FORMER Lord Mayor of Nottingham has been given a suspended prison sentence for knowingly breaching fire safety regulations at his company. Mohammed Munir, who runs Trent Valley Trading in Wigman Road, Bilborough, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to six separate charges. The court heard he had failed to ensure...
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Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors

Posted by Iain on Jan 4, 2012 in Latest News | 0 comments The Fire Risk Assessment Competency Council, which is an open and voluntary group of fire industry organisations encouraged by the Department of Communities and Local Government ( DCLG ) to form, has published the ‘Competency Criteria for Fire Risk Assessors’. It is anticipated that the fire industry will use this criteria to develop Third Party Certification schemes and appropriate training...
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Bath landlord fined for fire safety breaches

Posted by Iain on Dec 1, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A landlord in Bath has been fined more than £1,000 for breaching fire safety regulations. Hei Ting Cheung was fined £1,150 and ordered to pay costs of £150 by magistrates after Bath & North East Somerset Council found his property at The Oval in the city violated Section 30 of the Housing Act 2004, reports thisisbath.co.uk. Following an inspection of the property, the council’s...
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Brent buildings closed over shocking fire risks

Posted by Iain on Nov 14, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments COMMERCIAL buildings used as overcrowded accommodation in Brent have been closed by the fire brigade after presenting “the worst fire risks safety officers have ever seen”. Fire safety inspectors in Wembley have issued six prohibition notices on the buildings being used as living accommodation on an industrial estate in the Alperton area.  Officers found around 150 people who were...
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Trowbridge takeaway hit with £6.7k fine

Posted by Iain on Oct 25, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A Trowbridge takeaway owner has been fined more than £6,700 by magistrates after admitting seven fire safety failings, including locking two doors on a fire escape. Kenan Olmez, owner of Best Favourite Fried Chicken in Market Street, was prosecuted by Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Mr Olmez pleaded guilty to failing to undertake a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, storing...
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Father and son jailed for ‘death-trap’ flat conditions

Posted by Iain on Oct 25, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments TWO men have been jailed at Manchester Crown Court for renting out flats that Fire Service investigators described as ‘death-traps’. Shahbaz Fazal, 31, also known as Mohammed Shahbaz Khan, of Hale Road, Hale, pleaded guilty to nine offences brought by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) at an earlier hearing and was sentenced to three months imprisonment on Tuesday...
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Why South Essex Homes made fire safety a priority

Posted by Iain on Oct 6, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments South Essex Homes put fire safety ahead of refurbishing kitchens and bathrooms – it felt it couldn’t afford not to! In July 2009 a fire broke out at Lakanal House, a tower block in Camberwell, south London. Six people were killed and at least 20 injured as the fire spread through a number of flats in the 12-storey block. Since the tragic events of 2009, the issue of fire safety in tower...
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Top Indian restaurant East Z East fined for breaching fire regulations

Posted by Iain on Oct 5, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments A popular Indian restaurant has been fined for breaching fire regulations. East Z East was prosecuted by the fire and rescue service and has been hit with a bill of £8,000. Manchester magistrates heard bosses at the Salford restaurant had committed three offences. They pleaded guilty to failing to make a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment, and failing to comply with a enforcement...
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Hatfield landlords fined for breaching fire safety

Posted by Iain on Oct 5, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments TWO private landlords from Hatfield have been found guilty of breaching safety regulations. On Tuesday September 27, at Watford Magistrates Court, Dr Fiaz Mahmmud, 48, and Audrey Feegrado, 39, of Daffodil Close, were prosecuted for breaching the Housing (management of houses in multiple occupation) Regulations 2006. The charges were brought for seven different breaches at a property in French...
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Manchester commercial property owners fined for fire safety breaches

Posted by Iain on Oct 5, 2011 in Latest News | 0 comments The landlords of two commercial properties in Manchester have been fined for breaching fire safety regulations. Suhail Sawar and his father Tariq Sawar both pleaded guilty at Manchester City magistrates’ court to several fire safety offences relating to two multi-occupancy units they rented out for commercial use in Derby Road. Suhail was fined £17,500 – plus £3,365 costs –...
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