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£11K Fine Plus £39K Costs For Breach Of Fire Safety
Tips On Action You Can Take To Prevent Similar Outcomes
The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) has reported that fines and costs in excess of £50,000 have been awarded against the owner and day to day manager of premises at 90 and 91 Coventry Street, Kidderminster.
The proceedings were brought under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 against Brian and David Murdoch following a fire at the site.
The main breaches included failure to...:
- Make a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks
- Ensure that the premises and any facilities equipment and devices were subject to suitable maintenance and in an efficient state, safe working order and good repair
- Co-operate as far as necessary to comply with the Fire Safety Order
Action You Can Take
- Check that you have a fire risk assessment
- Check that it is suitable and sufficient
- Check that it has been reviewed recently
- Check that you have a maintenance programme for fire safety equipment in place, and that it is recorded
- Check that your fire risk assessment has taken into account people that can be affected by your organisation
Optimal Risk Control With Ark
Top brand clients work with Ark Workplace Risk to optimise their control and management of risk, whether for a complete review of their existing Fire Risk Strategy or for specific fire risk assessments.
You can benefit from Ark's fully qualified and experienced fire risk assessors who have worked in industry and as enforcers. That way, you'll know that all our advice is competent, pragmatic and realistic - vis-à-vis your business context.
You can work with Ark to...
- Audit the effectiveness of your existing systems.
- Develop and optimise your management policy and procedures
- Carry out the appropriate fire risk assessments
- Keep your staff trained.
