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OSHA LEAD STANDARDS

OSHA LEAD STANDARDS. GENERAL INDUSTRY LEAD STANDARD. 29 CFR 1910.1025 SCOPE AND APPLICATION Applies to all occupational exposure to lead except: construction agriculture . SELECTED DEFINITIONS. ACTION LEVEL (AL) 30  g/m 3

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OSHA LEAD STANDARDS

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  1. OSHALEAD STANDARDS

  2. GENERAL INDUSTRY LEADSTANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1025 • SCOPE AND APPLICATION • Applies to all occupational exposure to lead except: • construction • agriculture

  3. SELECTED DEFINITIONS • ACTION LEVEL (AL) • 30 g/m3 • PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL) • 50 g/m3

  4. SELECTED DEFINITIONS • ALLOWABLE EXPOSURE (in g/m3) 400 # hours worked

  5. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT • INITIAL DETERMINATION • To determine whether employees are exposed at above the action level • May rely on historical data

  6. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT • NEGATIVE INITIAL DETERMINATION • No exposure at or above the action level • Additional monitoring is not required unless there is a change in: • equipment, process, control, personnel or task resulting in levels at or above the action level • Document

  7. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT • POSITIVE INITIAL DETERMINATION • Exposure at or above the AL and below the PEL • Conduct monitoring representative of each exposed employee • May use historical data • Additional monitoring - every 6 months • Document

  8. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT • POSITIVE INITIAL DETERMINATION • Exposure at or above the PEL • Conduct monitoring representative of each exposed employee • May use historical data • Additional monitoring - every 3 months • Document

  9. METHODS OF COMPLIANCE • Exposures > PEL for more than 30 days per year • Engineering Controls • Work Practice Controls

  10. RESPIRATORYPROTECTION • REQUIRED: • while engineering and work practice controls are being installed or implemented • during activities when engineering and work practice controls are not feasible • where engineering and work practice controls are not feasible to reduce exposures below PEL

  11. RESPIRATORYPROTECTION • Must be provided whenever an employee requests a respirator.

  12. RESPIRATORYPROTECTION • Must provide a PAPR whenever an employee requests one and it is protective against the level of exposure.

  13. EXPOSURE > PEL • Respiratory protection • Personal protective equipment • Change rooms • Showers (where feasible in construction) • Eating facilities • Hand washing facilities

  14. HOUSEKEEPING • Maintain surfaces as free as practicable of lead accumulation.

  15. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE • Exposure > AL for more than 30 days per year • Medical exam • Biological monitoring

  16. MEDICAL REMOVAL • Average of last three blood lead levels > 50 g/dL • Average of blood lead levels over the past 6 months > 50 g/dL • Return • Benefits

  17. EMPLOYEE TRAINING(within 180 days) • REQUIRED: • EXPOSURE > AL • ANNUALLY

  18. RECORDKEEPING • EXPOSURE DATA AND MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE • 40 years or duration of employment plus 20 years • MEDICAL REMOVAL • At least duration of employment

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