Inspectors had identified multiple failings regarding the guarding of machinery, including a mochi-making machine. But the watchdog then found identical guarding failings at an inspection carried out in October last year, suggesting that these warnings had been ignored.
This case sends out a clear message to the food manufacturing industry that HSE will not hesitate to prosecute when inspectors find serious health and safety failings, particularly when previous enforcement and advice has been provided.
The food manufacturer was fined 150,000 and ordered to pay costs of 3,020. Following the hearing, HSE Inspector Marcus Pope made it clear that all employers must properly assess and apply effective control measures.
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