Articles - Fire and Safety Team

Fire Door Safety Week

April 29, 2020July 18, 2014

Fire Doors Only Save Lives When Shut

Death trap Walsall hotel owner is jailed

April 29, 2020May 7, 2014

A businessman who ran a ‘death trap’ hotel where fire exits were blocked by mattresses and smoke detectors were missing has been jailed. Read full story…..

Coroner: Open Fire Door Resulted in Death

April 29, 2020May 7, 2014

She added: “If the door to flat 101 had been shut the fire would have been very significantly contained until the fire brigade arrived. “And I think it would have allowed all the occupants to have made good their escape. “The fire brigade came quickly. The fire door was a good one and it would …

Have a Safe Christmas

April 29, 2020December 10, 2013

With Christmas upon us, make sure that the only things burning this year are the Christmas Pudding and the candles. Christmas trees look pretty with their lights and all, but take care………….. don’t let this be you

Liverpool Landlords Fined

April 29, 2020November 26, 2013

Two landlords who ran unlicensed and unsafe houses in Liverpool have been fined. Read more

Serious Message to Landlords

April 29, 2020November 12, 2013

Press Release – Prosecution sends serious message to landlords Posted on 03/10/2013 – Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service – http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/ Following a fatal fire in May 2012 in Kettering, three men who failed to take the correct fire precautions in nine properties have been prosecuted by Northamptonshire County Council’s fire and rescue service. …

Firearms Firm Fined £800,000 After Worker Suffers Burns

One of the UK’s leading firearms distributors has been fined £800,000 after a worker suffered burns while disposing of pyrotechnic waste at a manufacturing facility in Lincolnshire. GMK Limited was prosecuted following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). [press.hse.gov.uk], [hsmsearch.com] The incident happened on 10 January 2023 at the company’s site in

Decorator Sentenced After Stepson Electrocuted on Job

A self-employed painter and decorator has been given a suspended prison sentence after his stepson was fatally electrocuted while working at a domestic property near Chester. Connor Lambert, 24, died in July 2024 when a ladder being moved during exterior painting work either touched an overhead power line or came close enough for an electrical

DVSA wins major transport case

DVSA has won a significant case against a coach operator with multiple licencing offences. DVSA enforcement examiners impounded a coach run by Callinan Coaches Ltd for carrying passengers without the relevant operator licence. The operator originally came to DVSA’s notice in May 2025, after the coach was originally checked and found to be carrying American

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds A property management company has been fined £153,000 after serious fire safety failings were identified at Ahlux House, a residential block in Leeds. Scanlans Property Management LLP pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an enforcement notice relating to a defective fire alarm system and