Lead Safety

7/21/2019 Lead Safety

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Lead Safety

In Construction

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Session ObjectivesYou will be able to understand:

• Lead hazards, exposure, and control

• Respiratory protection• Medical surveillance

• Information about chelating agents

•

ngineering controls and wor! practices• "ccess to records and #$%" lead standard




Lead in the Workplace• Lead is a leading cause of wor!place illness

• xtremely high levels may cause immediate

serious health effects• Long&term exposure to low levels are more

li!ely

• #$%" re'uires that employees be trained

on how to protect against lead hazards




Health Hazards of Lead• "nxiety, headache, tiredness, or insomnia

• Loss of appetite and stomach pain

• (umbness, pain, wea!ness, or twitching inyour muscles

• Reduced sex drive, sterility, and birth

defects• )idney damage

• *ermanent brain and nerve damage




Effects of Lead on Children• +hildren are very

susceptible to theeffects of lead

• $mall amounts of leadcan harm them

• It is important not tota!e lead dust home on

your clothing




Perissible E!posure Liit• (o safe- amount of lead

• #$%" says you cannot be exposed to lead

limits of more than ./ micrograms per cubicmeter of air


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Ho" Lead Enters the #ody• Inhaling lead spray

paint or lead dust

• Inhaling lead fumesfrom welding orburning lead paint

• $wallowing lead dustwhen eating, drin!ing,

or smo!ing



Workplace Lead E!posure• +utting or removing lead

pipe

• 0rinding or sandblasting

lead paint on metalstructures

• 1sing solder thatcontains lead

• 2ridge&painting

• Remodeling buildingswith lead paint

• +leaning up demolitionsites with lead dust



Lead E!posure3he following products used or items found on

this wor!site contain lead:

4List products or items here5



Lead E!posure $cont%&

You may be exposed to lead at this 6obsite in

the following activities or locations:

47escribe or list specific 6obs or activitieswhere employees are or may be exposed to

lead at your wor!site5



Personal Protective

E'uipent• +overalls

• 0loves

•

%at• 8or! shoes or shoe

covers

• 9ace shield or goggles

•

Respirator



(espirators• Respirator may be

re'uired

• You will be providedwith a respirator of thefollowing type:

4List respirators used

here5

Image Credit: State of WA-WISHA ServicesImage Credit: State of WA-WISHA Services



(espirators• 8orn when lead in the

air is above the *L

• Must be properly fitted

• Medical evaluationre'uired before use

• 3raining re'uiredbefore use

Image Credit: State of WA-WISHA ServicesImage Credit: State of WA-WISHA Services



PPE Cleanin) and *isposal• Remove dust with a

%*" vacuum

• 7o not remove lead byblowing or sha!ing

• 7ispose ofcontaminated clothingproperly

• 1se labeled disposaland laundry containers



(estricted Work +reas• Restricted area

• $igns posted

•

Respirators re'uired• $howers, changing

rooms, andlunchrooms



+ny ,uestions-• "ny 'uestions about

lead hazards,exposure, and control;



.edical .onitorin)• 2lood tests if exposed

above the action level-

• Medical exam if lead inblood exceeds </ =g>dl

• Routine blood tests

• Medical exam beforestarting 6ob

• $ymptoms arereported

• Medical advice



.edical (eoval• 2lood levels above ./ =g

• 1nable to bring exposure levels down

• Increased ris! of health impairment• )eep pay, seniority, and benefits

• 2lood tested monthly

•

Return to 6ob when blood levels reduced



Chelation /herapy• 7rug therapy that reduces blood lead levels

• May cause side effects

• *ermitted under a doctor?s supervision• *rohibited to routinely lower blood levels

without symptoms



Work Practices• 7on?t eat, drin!, or

smo!e near lead

•

8ash before eating,smo!ing, or applyingcosmetics

• 7on?t wear lead&contaminated clothing

home• $tore wor! clothes

separately frompersonal clothes



Work Practices $cont%&

• "lways wear your respirator

• 1se water when sanding, grinding, or

cutting ob6ects that contain lead• Remove lead dust with a %*" vacuum



Control Lead E!posure• $tay out of restricted areas

• #bey warning signs

• 1se ventilation systems



0entilation• Mechanical system

used with enclosures

• Local portable system

• $hrouded power tools

• Measurements ta!enevery @ months



+ir .onitorin)• Re'uired if there are indications of lead

• *erformed every @ months if above the *L

• *erformed every A months if above theaction level

• Re'uired if there are changes in thewor!place

• Results provided to employees




+ccess to (ecords and

(e)ulationsYou have the right to see:

• "ny of your medical records related to lead

• Results of air sampling for lead• " copy of #$%"?s lead in construction

standard




+ny ,uestions-• "ny 'uestions on

medical surveillance,chelating agents,

engineering controls,wor! practices, oraccess to medicalrecords;



Suary• Learn 6ob tas!s that ris! lead exposure

• )now symptoms of lead exposure

• 1se ventilation• 8ear respirator

• 9ollow hygiene practices

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