Facilities Management
11/04/2011
Landlord fined £18,500 for renting out fire risk property
A landlord rented a dangerous loft extension to a family with two young children despite being warned that the property was a serious fire risk. The landlord did not have planning permission for a dormer extension at the property in Sutton.
10/11/2010
Worker injured by thirteen foot electrical flame, housing firm fined £10,900
A Teesside worker suffered burns when he hit an 11,000 volt underground electricity cable while planting trees, magistrates heard today.
11/08/2010
Fire Safety warning issued to Brighton landlords
Managers of purpose-built blocks of flats in Brighton have been urged to ensure their buildings meet fire safety legislation and standards, following a “spate” of fires in the city since April.
08/07/2010
Company and contractor both fined over £1/4million after person dies in lift
The death of a Polish banker who was crushed when a lift dropped half a floor as she walked out of it has led to a £233,000 fine each for lift manufacturer and a gym chain.
08/07/2010
Leftover wiring gives child a shock, and a firm a £10,000 fine
An electric shock that burned a three year old boy’s hand has landed a national pub chain with a £10,000 fine.
08/07/2010
Defective goods lift was left unserviced for 15 years
A Nottingham food store has been fined £32,000 after one of its employees was badly injured in a defective lift.
24/05/2010
HSE launches gas safety site for landlords
All the information landlords need to meet their legal duties on domestic gas is now available in one place with the launch of a new website.
24/05/2010
Landlord jailed for two and a half years after tenant suffers severe burns in fire
A landlord has been jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to a number of fire safety, health and safety and gas safety offences at Norwich Crown Court.