Health and Safety Executive

Surface Engineering, COMAH Application & Main Duties information sheet

This information sheet includes information on how surface engineering sites holding very toxic, environmentally dangerous and toxic substances come into the scope of the COMAH regulations. It also describes: how some sites may have been brought into COMAH as a result of CHIP3; COMAH application rules specifically for surface engineering sites; substances in plating bath mixtures; the main COMAH duties in outline; the timescales involved; and what action needs to be taken by those affected.

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