Reducing Workers’ Lead Exposure during Water Service Line Removal and Replacement

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Workers who replace lead water service lines may be exposed to lead pipes and lead-contaminated soil while removing the old water lines and replacing them with lead-free lines. This document provides information about occupational lead exposure and recommendations for protecting workers’ health during lead pipe replacement.
  
  Suggested Citation: NIOSH [2023]. Reducing workers’ lead exposure during water pipe removal and replacement. By Hughes SE, Methner M, de Perio MA, Afanuh SE. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2023-141, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023141.
  
  2023-141.pdf?id=10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023141
  
  
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Lead Occupational Exposure Water Supply
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023141.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  7 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068562
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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