Global HSE Solutions attended the Occupational Safety & Health Forum a platform so that senior Health & Safety Managers can meet directly & privately with specialists from the supplier market to assist with the requirements & current forthcoming safety investments.
A Stockport landlord has been ordered to pay £12,400 in fines after breaching safety regulations at one of their properties. Beckhall Properties Ltd was charged with 11 offences related to safety at the property, a building of self-contained flats, after a complaint received by the local council prompted an inspection.
Fire Safety
In 2006 the laws regarding Fire changed radically with the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. This brought the fire laws in line with Health and Safety Legislation. A major change was the creation of the role of the Responsible Person who is held accountable for fire safety.
It is a legal requirement that all premises have a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment. If more than 5 people are employed the significant findings must be recorded. Only private dwellings are exempt from this.
A housing association has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £23,407 prosecution costs for breaking fire safety laws following a fatal fire in a tower block.