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A Northumberland-based manufacturer must pay a fine of £200,000 after its failure to enclose a lathe in a fixed perimeter guard and prevent access to the work area led to a trainee’s left arm being pulled into the lathe.

Paper manufacturing firm AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Ltd has been fined £600,000 after one of its workers was crushed in an ‘avoidable accident’.

In the vast and varied world of health and safety, there are certain images that make you pause, scratch your head, and question the very fabric of common sense. One such image is the curious case of the instant boiling water system tap, adorned with a sticker that cheerfully suggests you wash your hands. Yes, you read that right.