Surrey hotel fined for six Fire Safety breaches
"A Surrey hotel with no working fire alarm and disabled self-closures on fire doors has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,800. "Chalk Lane Hotel Ltd pleaded guilty to six breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order at Redhill Magistrates Court on 30 March.
"Surrey Fire and Rescue Service investigated the 22-bed Chalk Lane Hotel in Epsom after a tip-off from a guest staying there. Officers found a defective fire alarm system, fire doors with self-closing devices that had been disabled, and a bolted final exit. There was also no fire risk assessment, inadequate information and training for employees, and no record of a fire drill having been carried out." Source: http://www.ifsecglobal.com/
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