A deadly accident inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of two males within the hearth at Cameron Home in 2017 will begin on Monday.
The inquiry, held at Paisley Sheriff Court docket, will take a look at points round visitor and hearth security on the lodge on the banks of Loch Lomond following the deadly hearth in December 2017.
The blaze on the five-star Cameron Home Resort claimed the lives of Simon Midgley, 32, and his associate Richard Dyson, 38, from London.
Resort operator Cameron Home Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd was beforehand fined £500,000 and night time porter Christopher O’Malley was given a neighborhood payback order over the hearth.
The aim of the inquiry, the Crown Workplace and Procurator Fiscal Service say, is to not “apportion blame” however to find out the reason for demise and set up what classes may be realized to reduce the chance of future deaths in comparable circumstances.
Not like a prison trial, the FAI system is inquisitorial relatively than adversarial, and is a fact-finding train.
The Sheriff hears all of the proof introduced in court docket and listens to the witnesses earlier than delivering their willpower.
Within the willpower, the presiding Sheriff could make suggestions to the events concerned, together with suggestions about precautions which may be taken in future, enhancements that may be made, or programs that ought to be put in place to stop future deaths.
A spokesperson for the Crown Workplace and Procurator Fiscal Service, mentioned: “COPFS perceive that the await proceedings will need to have been extraordinarily troublesome and hectic for these affected.
“We’ll proceed to maintain the households of these concerned absolutely knowledgeable and reply any questions they could have concerning the course of in the course of the FAI.”
Dumbarton Sheriff Court docket heard in January final 12 months that the hearth began after O’Malley emptied ash and embers from a gas hearth right into a polythene bag and positioned it in a cabinet which contained combustibles together with kindling and newspapers.
Cameron Home Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd, proprietor and operator of the lodge, admitted failing to take the hearth security measures vital to make sure the protection of workers and visitors between January 14 2016 and December 18 2017.
The corporate admitted two fees of breaching the Fireplace (Scotland) Act 2005.
O’Malley admitted breaching sections of well being and security legal guidelines which relate to the duty on an worker to take affordable take care of the well being and security of individuals affected by their acts or omissions at work.