Request for assistance in preventing lead poisoning in construction workers (superseded).

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• Personal Author:
  Echt, Alan S. ; Froehlich P ; Heitbrink, William A. ; Mickelsen, Leroy ; Montopoli M ; Sussell S
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. The need for assistance in preventing the exposure of workers to lead during the maintenance, repainting, or demolition of bridges or other steel structures coated with lead containing paints was discussed. Lead exposure may occur during abrasive blasting, sanding, cutting, burning, or welding of these structures. Specific cases were cited where lead poisoning was manifest in torch burners, burner helpers, power tool users, rivet removers, blasters, carpenters, steam fitters, and drillers. Preventive measures discussed included the use of air monitoring equipment to determine whether a hazard exists, and engineering controls including those which will protect workers during welding, cutting or burning. Surface preparation was reviewed along with proper work procedures for tasks inside containment structures and the specifications required to be in new contracts. Personal hygiene practices which can help reduce the exposure likelihood were discussed, along with the proper use of warning signs and personal protective equipment. Medical surveillance programs were reviewed, including medical monitoring, medical protection, mandatory reporting and training.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Radiation Radiation Protection Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction-industry Construction-workers Control-technology Heavy-metals Occupational-exposure Painters Protective-clothing Respiratory-protection Work-practices
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Numbered PublicationAlert
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00202716
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 91-116, 1991 Aug; :1-22
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180739/cdc_180739_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.61 MB ]