Protect Shipworkers from Lead

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Wisconsin. Department of Health Services
• Description:
  Unsafe blood lead levels were found in workers at a Wisconsin shipyard in Mardh 2016. Wisconsin and Minnesota public health and federal officials investigated. 233 workerw were tested for lead. 73% of tested workers had high blood lead levels. Keep your workers safe. Eliminate lead and lead dust in work areas where possible. If lead and lead dust remain in a work area, workers need the right personal protective equipment (PPE). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Lead Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Hazards Health Effects Personal Protective Equipment PPE Public Health Surveillance Worker Health Workers Worker Safety
• Publisher:
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066606
• Citation:
  Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, P-01625, 2016 Oct; :1
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Protect shipworkers from lead
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2fea9bf8478391dc1eb807e974a09685451eb072f5a091fb6a1a1c24e58104114856d2ee7d547ff72f38e4c8ee6c88296946216ed890a7f03224f09ce82e9ce3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231067/cdc_231067_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 444.34 KB ]