This Week at theEHP: 26 November – 30 November

by | Dec 4, 2012 | This Week at theEHP |

This Week at theEHP: 26 November – 30 November

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

This week at theEHP we report on a jobs, prosecutions and RPT Decisions.

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Oxford City Council have provided theEHP with a detailed update on their selective licensing scheme. In the first of this three part series, we take a look at the progress and impact of the scheme. Read the article here.

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Job of the Week
Head of Health, Safety and Environment / HSE Manager (Oxford) £55,000 – £65,000 see details below.

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Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection: Cromer man pleads guilty to fly-tipping
Cromer man Phillip Rodwell pleaded guilty to dumping household waste including plasterboard, chipboard flooring and carpet on land at Hall Road, Cromer, in June 2012, at a hearing at Norwich Magistrates.

Environmental Protection: Five prosecutions in a week help tackle environmental crime
Five people have been taken to court by Caerphilly County Borough Council and fined for committing environmental offences in Caerphilly county borough.

Health & Safety

Health & Safety: HSE prosecutions in brief 26 November – 30 November
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. A selection of the latest prosecutions by the HSE. Where possible, links are provided to relevant British Standards, guidance and publications.

Health & Safety: Oil drum accident company fined
An Ipswich motor repair company has been fined £40,000 by magistrates after a workshop assistant suffered serious injuries while trying to remove the end of a disused oil drum.

 

Housing

Housing: Student digs landlords guilty of failing to license six bedroom home
A pair of unscrupulous landlords have been fined and ordered to pay costs of almost £9000 after Camden Council successfully prosecuted them for failing to license overcrowded student digs (20 June 2012).

Housing: Camden helps students win £39,000 record rent repayment
Six students have been awarded a record rent repayment of £39,000 by the Residential Property Tribunal Service following a prosecution of their landlord by Camden Council.

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Housing: Restaurant Owner Fined for Squalid Living Conditions at Premises
Restaurant owner Mr Mohammed Nazim Uddin of New Jeera Restaurant Limited was fined £3000 today at Darlington Magistrates Court for failing to comply with an Emergency Prohibition Notice.

HMO Licensing Oxford: Part 1 – Progress & Impact
In the first of this three part series we take a look at the progress and impact of Oxford City Council’s groundbreaking new licensing scheme.

Training

Easy Law for Landlords course – By Tessa Shepperson
This course is divided into 14 weekly parts which will be delivered to you one week at a time – giving you time to study and absorb one part before going on to the next.

The course content will start by looking at general law topics in outline, before moving in to look at the housing legislation (the Housing and Rent Acts) in more detail, finishing off with some content on shared properties and HMOs.

By the time you reach the end you will have a much better understanding of the laws that affect landlords and their properties.

Full course details available here.

Private Sector Jobs

Health & Safety Jobs

Head of Health, Safety and Environment / HSE Manager – Oxford

Pay : £55,000 – £65,000 (Flexible for the right candidate)

Our client is a major player in the builders and plumbers merchants industry. They are looking for an experienced, forward thinking Health, Safety and Environmental professional to lead and develop the HSE strategy across the company.

Full details available here

Operational Health & Safety lead – Ware, Hertfordshire

Pay: Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Johnson Controls has an exciting opportunity for an Operational Health & Safety lead to join their team based in Ware. The successful candidate will be working as a member of the Operational Team, the Site Health and Safety Lead will help develop and manage HS systems and processes on the client sites.

Full details available here

Food Safety Jobs

Environmental Protection Jobs

Contaminated Land Jobs

Senior Environmental Consultant – Birmingham

Our client is currently recruiting for a Senior Environmental Consultant to be based in our well established Environmental team in our Birmingham office.

The workload is very varied for a wide range of different clients therefore, you will need a good understanding of the different drivers for this work (e.g. due diligence, permitting, liability management etc), a proven track record in the assessment and delivery of contaminated land projects in a variety of sectors and with a thorough understanding of the prevailing regulatory regime.

Full details available here

Acoustics Consultant Jobs

Acoustics Engineer – Environment – Croydon

Our client is seeking an Acoustics Engineer to join their team in Croydon.

Responsibilities

  • Support more senior staff
  • Involvement in noise survey work
  • Project Administration
  • Acquire CADNA skills

Full details available here

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RPT Decisions

RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (CAM/00MC/HMA/2012/0002)
This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by six tenants. The Panel awarded the Rent Repayment Order and each tenant was awarded £976.12.

RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (LON/00AG/HMA/2012/0004)
This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by six tenants. The Panel awarded the Rent Repayment Order and each tenant was awarded £39,000.

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