LEAD SAFETY PROGRAM
REFERENCES
• 29 CFR 1910.1025
29 CFR 1926.62
• MCO 5100.8F CHAPTER 17
• BASE INSTRUCTION
LEAD POLICY
Prevent lead intoxication and
related illnesses during the use,
handling, removal, and melting of
materials containing lead
WHAT IS LEAD
* A heavy metal which includes all metallic
lead and all inorganic lead compounds
* Some of the properties of lead that make it
a useful structural material
are:
• Low Melting Point
• Very abundant
• High density
• Very malleable (easy to shape)
Common Uses for Lead
Batteries
Ballast
Weights
Radiation Shielding
Solder
Paints
Pipe joints
Ammunition
Operations That Can Cause
Lead Exposure
- Lead melting and casting
- Ballast handling
- Grinding or Sanding material
- Torch soldering
- Lead-acid battery
- Machining lead
- Removal of lead-based paints (most
common)
Entry IntoThe Body
• Inhalation (breathing)
• Ingestion (by mouth)
• Skin (open cuts)
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Prolong exposure to lead will begin
to be stored in the body. It will be
deposited in skeleton and various
organs
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Your system can not reduce the amount
of lead stored inside thus individuals
begin to suffer symptoms of lead poisoning
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KIDNEY DAMAGE
HEALTH HAZARDS
Lead interferes with the
information of the
hemoglobin in blood
causing anemia
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Lead causes cellular
kidney damage which
leads to kidney failure
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Decreased fertility rate
DECREASE
FERTILITY
HEMOGLOBIN
ANEMIA
CONTROL OF LEAD
SUBSTITUTION
 ENGINEERING
 ADMINSTRATIVE
 PERSONAL PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT
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General Workplace Control Practices
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Use reduced lead paint coatings
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Only low lead paints shall be used in
the interior of structures or on other
surfaces which may pose an ingestion
hazard
GENERAL WORKPLACE
CONTROL PRACTICES cont'd
When feasible, the heating of lead and
leaded materials shall be minimized through
the use of controlled heating or the
removal of lead-containing surface
coatings prior to heating
Procedures shall be established to
maintain work surfaces as free of lead dust
as practical. Lead dust shall be cleaned
with HEPA filtered vacuum cleaners
VENTILATION
To the extent feasible, fixed local
exhaust ventilation connected to
HEPA filters or other collection
systems, approved by the cognizant
industrial hygienist, shall be provided
at the point of airborne particulate
generation
Personal Protective Equipment
In work areas where the
possibility of eye or skin
irritation exists, employees
shall don protective clothing
WARNING SIGNS
• Signs shall be provided and displayed at
each location where airborne lead may
exceed the PEL
DANGER
Lead Work Area
Poison
No Smoking, Eating or Drinking
• The warning sign may contain a listing
of required protective equipment
CAUTION LABELS
• Affix to containers of material, debris or other
products containing lead
CAUTION
Contaminated with Lead
Dispose of lead contaminated wash water in
accordance with applicable local, state and
federal regulations
HOUSEKEEPING (CONT’D)
In lead work areas, the following housekeeping operations shall be
performed:
• Wet Cleaning of All Surface Areas
• HEPA Vacuum
- Avoid dry sweeping and the use of
compressed air
• Prohibit the following practices in lead areas:
-
Eating
Drinking
Chewing or smoking tobacco
Applying make-up
Storage of food or tobacco
• All workers shall wash their hands and face prior to eating,
drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics after completion of lead work
DISPOSAL OF LEAD
• FOLLOW ALL APPLICABLE
LAWS
• PROPER DISPOSAL CONTAINERS
• LABELING OF CONTAINERS
• CHECK WITH BASE DRMO/
ENVIRONMENT OFFICE
TRAINING
 The minimum lead safety training will consist of:
- The specific nature of the operations
during which exposure is possible
- The purpose, proper selection, use
and limitations of respirators
- Adverse Health Effects (Reproductive)
- Work Practices including
Controls factors
- Medical Surveillance Program
- Contents of Command’s
Compliance Plan
T R A I N I N G (cont'd)
All affected employees
shall receive a copy of
29 CFR 1910.1025
"Lead Standard"
Workplace Monitoring Plan
• An Industrial Hygienist shall evaluate all workplaces at least
annually, or more frequently if necessary, where lead is
used and shall reevaluate the operation within 5 working
days of any work process or control change
• Collect personal samples including at least one sample
for each shift, for each job classification, in each work area
• Retain records for a period of employment plus 20 years
CONCLUSION
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Work Practices
Labeling
Housekeeping
Workplace Monitoring
• Medical Surveillance
• Training