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Surface engineering

Surface engineering refers to a wide range of technologies designed to modify the surface properties of components for decorative and/or functional purposes.

Health and safety basics for your business

This site is for employers and those who want some basic information on what they must do to make sure their businesses comply with health and safety law.

The basics for your business[14]

Health topics

More on health topics[18]

Safety topics

More on safety topics[22]

Health and safety

A significant feature of the surface engineering industry (SE) is the diversity of the technology.

More on health and safety[23]

Application of COMAH

Does COMAH apply to your surface engineering company?

Find out what you should be doing to control these risks and what COMAH requires you to do.

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Link URLs in this page

  1. Surface engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/index.htm
  2. What is surface engineering? https://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/what-is.htm
  3. Health and safety in surface engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/in-industry.htm
  4. Health topics in surface engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/health-topics.htm
  5. Safety topics in surface engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/safety-topics.htm
  6. Application of COMAHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/comah.htm
  7. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/resources.htm
  8. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/information.htm
  9. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/experience.htm
  10. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/stats.htm
  11. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/links.htm
  12. What is surface engineering?https://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/what-is.htm
  13. Health and safety in surface engineeringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/in-industry.htm
  14. The basics for your businesshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/index.htm
  15. MSDhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/index.htm
  16. Dermatitishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/skin/index.htm
  17. Asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/index.htm
  18. More on health topicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/health-topics.htm
  19. Manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm
  20. Slips and tripshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/index.htm
  21. Falls from heighthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/work-at-height/index.htm
  22. More on safety topicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/safety-topics.htm
  23. More on health and safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/in-industry.htm
  24. Find out morehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/surfaceengineering/comah.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

COMAH
Control of Major Accident Hazards
COMAH
Control of Major Accident Hazards

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Updated: 2024-06-10