Seafood restaurant owner fined for safety equipment infractions
The owners of a Red Deer restaurant have been fined after they were charged for failing to properly maintain life safety equipment.
A Mr. Sabharwal, owner of Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurant at 5431 43 Street, entered a guilty plea in court and have been fined $5,000. The maximum fine under the Safety Codes Act is $100,000 for each offence, or a six-month jail term.
Red Deer Emergency Services says the restaurant did not maintain equipment such as its fire protection system over the commercial cooking equipment.
Sabharwal was also charged for making a false or misleading statement because he dated and initialed the fire suppression system, extinguishers and kitchen exhaust service tags with the intent to avoid regular maintenance.