This Week at theEHP: 09 July – 13 July

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This Week at theEHP: 09 July – 13 July

Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the articles that appeared on the site over the last week.

This week at theEHP we report on a Risk Led Safety, prosecutions & RPT Decisions.

 
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Following a recent  prosecution of a struck-off solicitor by Camden Council, we have been provided with a detailed case summary that shows just how complex housing prosecutions can be. This case summary (by consultant Michael Warren) includes advice for officers who are investigating or preparing HIMO prosecutions. A witness statement for this case can be found at the end of the article. The case summary is available here.

Risk Led Safety: Evidence-driven Management, by Duncan Spencer and Chris Jerman will be released on 17th July. This is a no nonsense book by health & safety practitioners who have learnt their craft from doing it. Read about the book here. Risk Led Safety is available for pre-order (£21.99) at Amazon & Blackwell’s Bookshop Online.

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Looking forward to seeing you at theEHP.

Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection: Food storage company fined for causing nuisance to neighbours
Action by Luton Council against a food storage company causing a nuisance to neighbours has led to a court fine for the owner for breaching a noise abatement notice.

Food Safety

Food Safety: Cafe owner fined for poor hygiene standards
The owner of a Middlesbrough cafe has been fined £3,500 after breaching food hygiene rules. Environmental Health Officers from Middlesbrough Council’s Community Protection Service visited Manolia Shawerma, a cafe on Gresham Road, Middlesbrough in August, 2011 to carry out a routine food hygiene inspection.



Health & Safety

Health & Safety: Hammersmith and Fulham prosecuted for gas safety failings
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has been fined £83,600 for failing to arrange annual safety checks on gas appliances in tenanted accommodation.

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 09 July – 13 July
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. A selection of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE.

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 02 July – 06 July (Updated 13-07-2012)
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. A selection of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. Updated with two new articles.

Housing

Housing: Rogue landlord to pay £320,000 for illegal conversions
A rouge landlord who amassed a property empire by illegally cramming 28 flats into four houses has been prosecuted and fined a total of £320,000.

Housing: Edinburgh landlord struck off
A landlord has been removed from the landlord register which makes it a criminal offence for him to rent out property – the first time this power has been used in Edinburgh.

Housing: HIMO prosecution at St Augustine’s Road – Case Summary
Recently we reported that Camden Council had prosecuted a struck-off solicitor for failing to license a property let to 12 people (view article). We have been provided with a detailed case summary that shows just how complex Housing Act prosecutions can be.


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Risk Led Safety: Evidence-driven Management
Modern day managers and health & safety professionals are bombarded with advice and pressure from every angle. Phone calls from companies trying to sell services or training and implying that without their help managers could face imprisonment. There is a whole industry trying to sell you compliance with national and international standards, sometimes falsely claiming that their standard will provide that suit of armour to fend off enforcement and litigation.

Blackwell’s Books Best Sellers!
We just wanted to let you know about the amazing choice of best sellers that Blackwell’s Books have, check out what has been selling well!

With so many amazing offers on the site currently, £’s off travel, children’s, Springer Yellow and Penguin you can’t go wrong!

Visit Blackwell’s Books for bestsellers & special offers.

British Standards

More British Standards available here.

Vouchers codes for Office Stationery
Here are a couple of discount voucher codes for use on Office Stationery at www.officestationery.co.uk and valid until July 2012.

  • 5OFF0712 will take £5 off your next order over £100
  • 10PER0712 will take 10% off your next order over £200

Also, check out their Special Offers.

iPad & Kindle on Amazon

Amazon Deals

British Standards Online Shop

Training

Training: Increase rent the proper way

Training: How to draft section 21 notices

How to win deposit disputes – An essential guide for landlords

Training: The Novice Guide to Court Hearings ebook

RPT Decisions

RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (CAM/33UG/HIN/2012/0003)
Respondent: Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Appellant: Mr S Christophi
Subject Property: 15 York Road, Great Yarmoth, Northolk, NR30 2NA

This case relates to an Appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. The Improvement Notice involves Category 1 & 2 hazards such as Excess Cold, food safety and falling elements.

The Eastern Panel awarded costs for the Appellant to pay to the Local Authority due to non compliance with Tribunal Directions and failing to communicate both with the Tribunal and the Local Authority since the appeal was filed.

RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (BIR/00CN/HMA/2012/0003, BIR/00CN/HMA/2012/0006 & BIR/00CN/HMA/2012/0005)
Respondent: Bede Street Ltd, represented by Mr Sukhdev Singh, Director
Applicants: Mr Peter Lewis (Tenant 1), Mr Edward Bourns (Tenant 2) & Ms Lydia Jane Taylor (Tenant 3)
Subject Property: Cluster E, Canterbury Court, Peel St, Nottingham NG1 4GR

This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by 3 Tenants of the same property. The Midland Panel ordered the Respondent to pay the Tenants a total of £1,600.

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