Don’t Take Lead Home from Your Job!

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• Corporate Authors:
  Georgia. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Can lead at work harm my child? Yes. Your child can get lead poisoning if you or someone who lives in your home works with lead. Some kinds of work make lead dust or fumes. You cannot see lead dust, but it can get on your hands, face, and clothes. You can take lead dust from your job to your family when you wear your work clothes and shoes home. Lead dust can get in your car, on furniture, floors, and carpets. Your child can swallow this lead dust and be poisoned. What can lead poisoning do to my child? Children who swallow lead dust may have problems learning and paying attention. Lead can harm the brain, nerves, and kidneys. Lead is even more dangerous for children under age six. Most children with lead poisoning do not look or act sick. Ask your doctor to test your child's blood for lead. This is the only way to know if your child is being lead-poisoned. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Lead Lead Poisoning Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Children Fumes Lead Dust Lead Poisoning Occupational Exposure Preventive Measures Take-home Toxins
• 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:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066502
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Public Health, 2020 Jan; :1-4
• 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:
  Don't take lead home from your job!
• 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/230935/cdc_230935_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 880.80 KB ]