Aim to Reduce Lead Exposure

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  North Carolina. Department of Health and Human Services
• Description:
  How Can You Reduce Lead Exposure? Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling firearms or ammunition. Wash your hands after handling firearms or ammunition. Avoid tracking lead into your home by changing clothing and shoes after using the shooting range and casting bullets. Have your blood lead level tested by your primary care provider. Do you have kids? Children and pregnant women are at an increased risk of health effects from lead exposure. Young children can become poisoned from take home lead exposure due to normal hand-to-mouth behavior. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lead Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood Lead Levels Disease Prevention Firearms Take-home Toxins
• Publisher:
  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067492
• Citation:
  Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2020 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Aim to reduce lead exposure
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8e0a42b27cc7d8e3347ec704593ac9b95cc101d632e696506df1b63cbd7e37bbe287d8dd61f6149228c012f686a1bd09c310c6ffa48148a3cc286435886a444
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231088/cdc_231088_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 145.49 KB ]