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Pub Manager Fined £18000 for not Completing a Fire Risk Assessment!
Following a fire at a hotel in Lancashire, managing director Dennis Brunt was fined £18000 and ordered to pay costs of £1750 after the blaze at the Royal Hotel in Waterfoot.
The person responsible might well have been facing charges related to loss of life
Coun Jimmy Eaton
Eight people, including a small baby and its mother were rescued from the building in the early hours of 6th March 2006.
The company responsible for the hotel admitted responsibility for a number of offences in court. These included -
- Not completing a fire risk assessment
- Failure to maintain clear emergency exits
- Failure to maintain alarm and detection systems
- Failure to protect means of escape
- Not training the staff in fire safety
Brunt, whose firm used to be responsible for the pub, admitted six offences at Reedley Magistrates Court.
This was a major fireCoun Jimmy Eaton
Mr Holland said, "This prosecution should send a clear message that the owner of businesses must be fully aware of their responsibility with regard to fire safety and must have implemented measures necessary to keep staff and customers safe".
Peace of Mind with ASTS - Fire Risk Assessment Specialists.
