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Landlord fined for health and safety failure

A landlord has been fined £350 and ordered to pay £750 in costs after he breached health and safety law by failing to properly maintain the gas appliances in one of his properties.

Mohammed Ikram was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), after he failed to respond to requests to get gas appliances in a Maltby home checked.

HSE inspector Steve Kay said Mr Ikram had ignored health and safety law by not protecting his tenant from carbon monoxide poisoning.

"Carbon monoxide poisoning can kill and it's completely unacceptable that Mr Ikram chose to put others at risk," he commented.

Mr Kay said the landlord had been given "ample opportunity" to comply with the Improvement Notice served by the HSE.

Landlords are required by health and safety law to ensure the gas appliances in the properties they rent out are checked by registered engineers once a year.

The HSE also recommends that landlords invest in a carbon monoxide alarm to further protect tenants.

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Posted on 16/04/2010

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