Recently a court case illustrated the cost of a “responsible person” not correctly discharging their responsibilities for fire safety.

Following a fire at a hotel in Lancashire, managing director Dennis Brunt was fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,750 after the blaze at the Royal Hotel in Waterfoot. Eight people, including a small baby and its mother were rescued from the building in the early hours of the 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 alarms 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 to six offences at Reedley Magistrates Court.

This was a major fire and luckily there were no major injuries or fatalities, or the person responsible could well have been facing charges related to loss of life.

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