Recognizing Lead Hazards: For Workers in Battery Manufacturing

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• Corporate Authors:
  Georgia. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  What is Battery Manufacturing? The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) describes battery manufacturing as the production of lead-acid batteries. Lead-based batteries are used in a variety of industries such as marine, medical, and nuclear. Additionally, these batteries power devices including automobiles, forklifts, and electric wheelchairs. How is Battery Manufacturing Associated with Lead Exposure? Battery manufacturing uses various lead compounds to create the final product. Lead compounds are present during the oxide and grid production, plate processing, and assembly stages of battery manufacturing. During these processes, lead dust is created as a byproduct and is the main source of exposure for workers. Workers may breathe this toxic lead dust into their lungs or swallow lead dust that has settled on their hands or surfaces that were not adequately washed/cleaned. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lead Lead Poisoning Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Battery Manufacturing Industry Blood Lead Levels Lead Dust Lead Poisoning Occupational Exposure Preventive Measures
• Publisher:
  Georgia Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066499
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Public Health, 2020 Jun; :1-5
• Contact Point Address:
  Georgia Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance, 2 Peachtree Street, NW, 14th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Georgia State Department of Public Health, Atlanta
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Recognizing lead hazards: for workers in battery manufacturing
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230932/cdc_230932_DS1.pdf
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