Hotel fined over lack of risk assessments

The owners of the Aviator Hotel at Sywell Aerodrome were fined £5,688 including costs at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to breaching the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations in respect of a lack of a risk assessme

The matter arose after a customer complained of illness after drinking beer there in June. Although the hotel was cleared of charges relating to this illness, investigation by Wellingborough Council found an absence of the necessary beer line cleaning risk assessment. It was explained to the court that this work had been contracted to a contractor who is no longer retained.

The interim health protection manager at the council said: "Where a significant failure is identified which places a member of the public at risk, as was the case at the Aviator Hotel, we will take formal action.

This incident is an example of what can happen when the processes involved for the management of health and safety are not addressed and fails to recognise the possible dangers involved".

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