Overview

• Barry Newman was convicted of breaching Regulation 4(3) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations and received a 12-month prison term suspended for two years.
• He must complete 240 hours of unpaid community work and pay £2,000 in costs for damage caused by the explosion.
• An HSE probe found Newman failed to carry out a risk assessment and used a faulty propane heater in an unventilated cellar.
• The 2022 blast destroyed nearly the entire ground floor of a Bulwell home and left the homeowner with severe burns to the face, hands and scalp.
• HSE Inspector Roy Poulter warned that improper gas equipment use can be fatal and urged builders to follow manufacturers’ ventilation and maintenance guidelines.