Timber yard owner guilty of fire safety violations
Written by terry on October 10, 2010 at 06:12
A hearing at Chester Crown Court has found a timber yard boss guilty of breaching fire safety regulations.
Mr Paul Ashley has been fined £80,000 and £50,000 in costs for a number of safety violations at his Cheshire timber yard.
Mr Ashley has been warned previously by the Health and Safety Executives but had failed to rectify the issues raised. The property had no working fire alarm system and there were no emergency escape routes. There had recently been a number of fires in the area and Mr Ashley was taking huge risks to the safety of his staff and visitors by failing to ensure the appropriate safety measures had been put in place.
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