Contractor hit with £600k fine over fire risks at Essex site

A contractor has been fined £600,000 and its director ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined £4,200 following serious and repeated failings in managing the risk of fire during work at a site.
In January 2018 the HSE undertook a proactive inspection to investigate health and safety failings by S&S Quality Building Contractors Limited in Brentwood, Essex after a concern was raised that people were sleeping on site.
The investigation, which was assisted by Essex Fire