Get The Lead Out

Why Training for Lead * Lead is toxic and is a hazardous waste * OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Association) lead standard requires it * Employer is responsible for compliance with the standard * Employees are responsible to assist in complying with the standard * Provide a safe and healthy work environment for ALL employees

What Is Required * Indoor Air Testing (completed by insurance company) Personal Exposure Limit (PEL) - We are below limit (b) Definitions.Action level means employee exposure, without regard to the use of respirators, to an airborne concentration of lead of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 µg/m3) averaged over an 8-hour period. Our measurement was undetectable Exceeding PEL is very costly * Training / Information * Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) * Signs * Personnel Hygiene Supplies * Cleaning / Proper Handling * Appropriate medical examinations if symptoms occur (blood tests)

How Can Lead Enter the Body * Ingestion  Swallowed by handling food, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or make up without washing  Lead found in drinking water from solder in pipes or lead pipes  Glazed porcelain, ceramic lead glazed, or handmade pottery can release large amounts of lead into foods or liquid  Closing lead fishing sinkers with your teeth  Not wearing a mask during the remodeling or renovating of lead based painted furniture or homes  Lead containing solder on some food cans may contaminate foods  Drinking fountains in public places may have lead pipes or solder in them

How can Lead enter the body (2) *Inhalation - Breathing in  airborne lead while soldering pipes  airborne lead while cleaning a solder pot  airborne lead while hand soldering  fumes from an reflow oven or wave solder machine  lead based paint dust  lead from soldering stained glass  lead from making pottery

Symptoms of Lead Poisoning * Headaches * Irritability * Abdominal Pain * Vomiting * Anemia - A condition in which the blood is low in red cells or in hemoglobin resulting in paleness, weakness, ect. * Weight Loss * Poor Attention Span * Noticeable Learning Difficulty * Slowed Speech Development * Hyperactivity

Effects of Lead Poisoning * Reading & Learning Disabilities * Speech & Language Handicaps * Lowered IQ * Neurological Deficits * Behavior Problems * Mental Retardation * Kidney Disease * Heart Disease * Stoke * Death

What Things Contain Lead * Solder (bar / wire / paste) * Printed Circuit Boards / Component Leads * Lead Paint (homes and furniture) * Lead Pipes * Fishing Weights * Lead Shot * Pottery * Stained Glass Work * TV tubes and CRT tubes

Other Lead Prevention Steps * Indoor air testing completed - March 23, 1999 by Travelers Property Casualty * Discharge air testing analyzed - wave solder, reflow oven & water wash * Filters installed at wash tubs * Culligan filter installed at screen cleaning tub * Special bench cleaning (by cleaning crew) * Training equipment purchased * Training program generated * Hand cleaning chemicals purchased for employees * Bench cleaning chemicals purchased for cleaning crew

Protect Yourself * Protect your loved ones Get the Lead Out DON’T TAKE IT HOME