Takeaway owner fined £3,000 for fire safety failings. A TAKEAWAY owner in Somerset has appeared in court for failing to carry out a suitable fire risk assessment. Abdul Wahid, who runs the Kashmir Indian Tandoori Takeaway in Portishead, was flagged up to Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AF&RS) by members of North Somerset Council’s food safety team who discovered possible fire safety breaches during a visit to the premises. AF&RS visited the restaurant and found there was no adequate fire safety risk assessment in place to protect staff, contractors and customers. It made three seperate attempts to contact Wahid and when he failed to reply it was decided to take the matter to court. Wahid appeared at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on 16 August and pleaded guilty to breaching Article 27 Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO). He was fined £3,103 and ordered to pay £2,683 in costs. After the hearing, AF&RS head of technical fire safety Matt Peskett said: ‘We welcome the outcome of this case. It sends a clear message to all business owners and managers that the fire safety order must not be ignored. ‘I would like to remind all business owners and managers that they need to take their fire safety risk assessments seriously and ensure they have taken steps to make sure that the people working, living or using their premises are safe.’
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 14:53:22 +0000
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