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A small independant building contractor was fined by a Cornish Local Authority for removing building waste generated by himself, to a Council Waste Tip, without a licence.

A council officer was looking out of his office window and saw a Tipper Truck with a builders name on the side, full of rubbish. The council officer knew the builder in question did not have the appropriate Waste Transfer Licence, because his application just happened to be on the council officers' desk at that moment.

Result, a fine for the building contractor.

Remedy, get advice from Patrick Haines before you get caught !!!!!.

New Regs, (REACH), have updated the format and information required on Safety Data Sheets, (SDS).

Have you got the latest SDS for your workplace chemicals, solutions and materials ?

Is your COSHH Assessment up to date, or do you even have one ?

Contact Patrick Haines to assist you...

An East Anglian Landlord of over 100 tennanted rented properties was convicted under several Health & Safety Related Regs, including the Regulatory Reform, (Fire Safety) Order and sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for a fire which took a tenant to within moments of her life, and 99% Severe Burns. (The sentence was reduced to 21 months after the Landlord agreed to make a £20,000 gesture of remorse payment).

In this particular incident Windows which formed part of the escape route were restricted to opening only 4 inches, (10cm), Fire Escape routes were blocked and Fire Safety equipment was both missing or inoperable.

A Fire Risk Assessment can help advise you with compliance and save lives !!!!!!

........Contact Patrick Haines for more information

In February this year, the Secretary of State for Community and Local Government was served with an Enforcement Notice by inspectors for failings in their Fire Safety Risk Assessment, Systems of Work, and Management of Fire Safety.

Any business with 5 or more people working is required to have a written and recorded Fire Risk Assessment, that is 'Suitable and Sufficient'. (This is alongside your Workplace Risk Assessment). As well as a Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan that is in place, available to all staff and understood by all.

Patrick Haines can conduct an initial Fire Risk Assessment and offer advice on the preparation of a Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan to help you comply with the current legislative requirements.......and to help keep your people, and your business SAFE !!

Are you wedging open 'Fire Doors' with fire extinguishers ?

So, Can Fire Doors be Open?

I bet you can guess the answer regarding the use of Fire Extinguishers for anything other than Extinguishing Fires....

So, you can ask Patrick Haines to assist in your workplace Risk Assessments....Or, you can pay a fine up of to £20,000 for using a Fire Extinguisher as a Door Stop !!...See, I've saved you money already, and it didn't cost you a penny !