Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-90-070-2181: HUD Lead-Based Paint Abatement Demonstration Project

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• Personal Author:
  Elliott, Larry J. ; Freund, Eugene ; Sussell, Aaron L. ; Wild, Deanna K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Officer for Policy Development and Research, an investigation was made into possible hazardous working conditions during the HUD Lead Based Pa Abatement Demonstration (SIC-1521). The demonstration took place in 172 vacant housing units in several different cities. The abatement methods used included abrasive removal, chemical removal, heat gun removal, encapsulation, enclosure, and replacement. Evaluations were made during the demonstrations and it was determined that the workers were exposed to lead (7439921) with the highest exposure levels coming during the heat gun method of removal. Exposures to volatile organic compounds were low. Maximum personal and general area airborne lead concentrations were 916 micrograms/cubic meter and 1296 micrograms/cubic meter, respectively. Soil sampling indicated that lead paint abatement in some cases resulted in increases in soil lead levels 1 to 3 feet from the exterior walls. The author concludes that workers were potentially overexposed to lead during lead abatement. The author recommend specific measures concerning training, work practices, engineering controls, safety programs, risk assessment, respiratory protection programs, medical monitoring and surveillance.
• Subjects:
  Environmental Pollution Lead Lead Poisoning Occupational Health Paint Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Abatement Workers Construction Environmental-contamination General Building Contractors, Single-family Houses Hazard-Confirmed HETA-90-070-2181 HUD Lead Lead-compounds Lead-poisoning Lead Abatement NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 3 OSHA Region 4 OSHA Region 5 OSHA Region 8 OSHA Region 10 Paints Public Housing Single--family Houses

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA900702181
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Alabama ; Colorado ; Indiana ; Washington ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  76 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00206153
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB92-184159
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 90-070-2181, 1992 Feb ; :1-74
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Humphries, Donna M.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1521 - Single-family housing construction - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:547cb78b99b795470b3f12f9db5f155bdd720e62003257cdfa9abdb0956ceda4785e7dcf2107c5d79307f926ea273c873e4da7efe8b60eea3135027aafae57b7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171602/cdc_171602_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.06 MB ]