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Partial amputation after film converting machine entanglement
A manufacturer of flexible packaging and laminating films has been handed a five-figure fine after a worker lost part of his finger after becoming tangled in machinery.
Chemicals firm fined £2.5m after serious breaches
A firm that makes chemicals used by the paper industry has received a seven-figure fine after two uncontrolled releases of acid at a site in Essex.
BPIF bangs the drum on noise
The BPIF has urged print bosses to ensure their workplace noise control measures are up-to-date, and warned that the Health & Safety Executive is currently carrying out unannounced inspections.