Machinery should have fixed guarding, but other safety measures, including interlocked guards, are also needed.
These can be needed to ensure dangerous movement has stopped before a person can reach the danger zone, the HSE said.
Dlinexsign Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 11(1) of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, it added.
The firm has now been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £15,000 in compensation to Mr Davies at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court on October 23 2026.
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