Fire Safety Order Prosecution for Food Factory Owner
A London-based food factory owner has been prosecuted and fined after breaching fire safety regulations.
The importance of staying on the right side of Fire Safety Order regulations was recently highlighted by the prosecution of the manager of a food production factory by London Fire Brigade.
Mong Liu of New Kong Nam Food Production Company was fined more than £20,000 after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation following the indictment.
She admitted guilt on seven breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having no adequate means of fire detection at her Brettingham Road, Edmonton premises.
In addition to having inadequate emergency lighting in place, a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment had also not been completed. She also had no emergency plan in place and there was no evidence of fire safety training.
"Knowing about fire safety is not an option; if you are the responsible person it is a necessity," commented Steve Turek, the fire brigade's assistant commissioner for fire safety regulation.
