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£594,000 steam-maintenance prosecution exposes isolation and lock-off failures

Samworth Brothers was fined £594,000 after an employee and contractor were scalded during steam-pipe maintenance at Kettleby Foods, reinforcing the need to prove isolation before intrusive work.

16 September 2026 · Regulatory & Standards

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Dairy UK seeks critical-infrastructure recognition for processing

Dairy UK is calling for dairy processing to be recognised as Critical National Infrastructure, arguing that the sector's utilities, cyber systems and processing capacity…

24 September 2026 · Regulatory & Standards

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NAO warning on UK food-supply resilience puts critical factory infrastructure in focus

A National Audit Office warning over preparedness for food-supply shocks strengthens the case for treating utilities, cold chain, cyber and recovery planning as strategic…

4 September 2026 · Regulatory & Standards

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