The ongoing swathe of prosecutions under the
Fire Safety Order continue...On this occasion, one of the world’s biggest
petrol retailers, Shell
International Ltd, was
prosecuted following their pleading guilty to three breaches of the
Fire Safety Order.
London Fire Brigade’s Assistant Commissioner Steve Turek said: “Shell
failed to respond properly to their risk assessment for three and a half
years and had it not been for the fires which led to the inspection, it
could have been considerably longer. Had Shell acted upon the findings
of the 2003 risk assessment at the time, they would have avoided putting
their staff at risk”.
London Fire Brigade’s Commissioner Ron Dobson, added to this saying
that “This conviction shows that major companies are not exempt from
prosecution and must take their responsibilities under the RR[FS]O
seriously. The London Fire Brigade continues to work with companies to
make sure they comply with the order. Failure to do so can, as this case
has shown, result in a substantial fine.”
Shell were fined £300,000 and ordered to pay £45,000 in costs.
Read more about the prosecution on the
London Fire Brigade’s Press Release.
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