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Surface engineering publications

This page provides links to sources of general information and specific guidance on health and safety in the surface engineering industries.

HSE and SEA joint publications

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HSE publications

Control of hazardous substances

Fire and explosion

Transport

Storage and warehousing

Chemical warehousing - The storage of packaged dangerous substance[31]

General

Technical publications

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Other HSE guidance

Operational guidance

HSE Engineering Information Sheets (EIS)

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. Hexavalent chromium in electroplating: Prevention and Control of Chromic Acid Mist https://www.sea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chromic_acid_mist_18169.pdf
  13. Hexavalent chromium in electroplating: Prevention and Control of Skin Exposure Riskshttps://www.sea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/chromic_acid.pdf
  14. Hexavalent chromium in electroplating: Monitoring for Exposure https://www.sea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/monitoring_for_exposure.pdf
  15. Nickel and Nickel Alloy Plating Operations: Controlling the Inhalation Risk https://www.sea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sea_-_hse_controling_risk_of_inhilation.pdf
  16. Nickel and Nickel Alloy Plating Operations: Controlling the risk of skin exposurehttps://www.sea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/controling_risk_of_skin_exposure.pdf
  17. Biological monitoring in the workplace: A guide to its practical application to chemical exposure HSG167https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg167.htm
  18. Health surveillancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/health-surveillance/index.htm
  19. Managing skin exposure risks at work HSG262https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg262.htm
  20. Working safely with solvents INDG273 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg273.htm
  21. Chromium and you INDG346 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg346.pdf
  22. Working with Nickel - are you at risk? INDG351 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg351.pdf
  23. Working with Cadmium are you at risk? INDG391 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg391.pdf
  24. Preventing contact dermatitis at work INDG233 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg233.htm
  25. Selecting protective gloves for work with chemicals INDG330 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg330.htm
  26. Cyanide poisoning - New recommendations on first aid treatment - MISC076https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/misc076.htm
  27. Safe handling of combustible dusts - precautions against explosionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg103.htm
  28. Controlling fire and explosion risks in the workplace INDG370 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg370.htm
  29. Workplace transport safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg136.htm
  30. Managing vehicle safety at the workplace: A short guide for employers INDG199 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg199.htm
  31. Chemical warehousing - The storage of packaged dangerous substancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg71.htm
  32. Health and safety in engineering workshopshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg129.htm
  33. Electricity at work: safe working practiceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg85.htm
  34. Lifting equipment at work: A brief guide INDG290 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg290.htm
  35. Providing and using work equipment safely: A brief guide INDG291 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg291.htm
  36. Manual handling at work: A brief guide INDG143 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg143.htm
  37. Preventing slips and trips at work: A brief guide INDG225 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg225.htm
  38. Confined spaces: A brief guide to working safely INDG258https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg258.htm
  39. Hexavalent chromium in chromium plating mistshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs52-3.pdf
  40. Triglycidyl isocyanurate (and coating powders containing triglycidyl isocyanurate) in air: Laboratory method using sample collection on filters, liquid desorption and liquid chromatographyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs85-2.pdf
  41. Legionella in aqueous tunnel washers https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/sims/manuf/3_09_06.htm
  42. Gas fired special atmosphere furnaces: isolation and burner supervision OC 647/11 https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/ocs/600-699/647_11/index.htm
  43. Immersion and cold cleaning of engineering components (EIS 21) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/eis21.pdf
  44. Cadmium in silver soldering or brazing (EIS 31) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/eis31.pdf
  45. Chromate primer paints (EIS 32)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/eis32.pdf
  46. Solvent vapour degreasing plant (EIS47)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/eis47.pdf
  47. First aidhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/index.htm
  48. Manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/index.htm
  49. Noisehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/noise/index.htm
  50. Vibrationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/index.htm
  51. Report an accidenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

COMAH
Control of Major Accident Hazards

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Updated: 2021-05-11