1. Lead Awareness for Non Lead-workers
TERMINAL OBJECTIVES (The purpose of this training):
To inform state employees about the potentially hazardous nature of asbestos containing materials, their locations in the various campus buildings, what the state program is doing about asbestos, and the procedures to be followed in the event that an asbestos hazard is suspected.
To train employees who work in areas or positions where the potential for asbestos exposure is increased, but whose activities do not require disturbing such materials, in hazard recognition and the proper procedures and reporting mechanisms to be followed in the event that a hazard is suspected, or when they encounter asbestos during their work.
To meet training requirements of Maryland Executive Order of November 1987 (superseding that of April 1983 establishing the Maryland Asbestos Program and pertaining to the establishment of the Maryland Asbestos Oversight Committee, etc.).
Sonoma State University
Department of Environmental Health & Safety

2. INTRODUCTION

3. What is Lead? Heavy metal at room temperature Bluish-gray
Low melting point
Pliable
Corrosion resistant
Can form lead compounds

4. In what products was lead commonly used?
Gasoline (phase-out began 1980)
Smelting
Lead batteries (25-78% of all lead used in U.S.)
Paints and coatings
Solder
Auto manufacturing
Printing
Tetra ethyl lead phase out began in 1980
Other construction products : liners, shielding, water-proofing, etc.

5. History
Late 1950’s – Paint manufacturers started to voluntarily reduce lead content in most paint for residential use.
1978 – Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) limits paint for residential use to 600 ppm (essentially, lead-free paint).
However, lead paint for non-residential use is still sold.

6. So where is lead paint found?
Homes built before 1950
Everywhere – inside and outside (all coatings)
Homes built between
Probably outside, may be inside
Trims, doors, windows, kitchens, bathrooms, etc.
Homes built between
May be outside, less likely inside
***Before 1978 we assume lead!!!

7. What is “lead paint” EPA/HUD/DHS Definition 1.0 mg/cm2 5000 ppm 0.5%
California Definition
1.0 mg/cm2 or 0.5% lead by weight
OSHA and Cal OSHA Definition
Any detectable amount

8. Where could I find lead on campus?

9. Buildings on Campus & Year Built
Date Built
Last Renovated
Art Complex
1967
Physical Education
1969
Darwin Hall
2004
Rachel Carson Hall
1975
Nichols
Schulz
2000
Boiler (Central) Plant
Ives Hall
Stevenson Hall
Person Theatre
1989

10. Buildings on Campus & Year Built
Date Built
Renovated
Salazar Hall
1969
2000
International Hall
1976
2014 
Commons
1968
Housing
Cabernet
1972
Zinfandel
Verdot
Sauvignon
1999
Beauojolais
2003
Tuscany
2012

11. HEALTH HAZARDS

12. Ways in which lead enters the body
Inhalation - Breathing lead fumes or dust. This is the most common route of entry in the workplace.
Ingestion - Swallowing lead dust via food, cigarettes etc.

13. Health Effects
Lead which is inhaled or ingested gets into the bloodstream.
Can be circulated throughout your body.

14. Health Effects
Some is excreted while some remains in organs and body tissues.
If exposure continues, the amount stored in your body will increase if you are absorbing more lead than your body is excreting.

15. Chronic Health Effects
During prolonged chronic exposure, many body systems can be affected by lead, including:
Brain
Kidneys
Muscles
Bones
Blood forming organs
Reproductive systems 

16. Chronic Health Effects (Resulting from High Lead Exposure and Absorption Into Body)
Severe damage to blood forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems
Loss of appetite, metallic taste in the mouth, anxiety, constipation, nausea, pallor, excessive tiredness, weakness, insomnia, headache, nervous irritability, muscle and joint pain or soreness, fine tremors, numbness, dizziness, hyperactivity and colic (with severe abdominal pain)
Person is easily irritated and may become aggressive

17. Chronic Health Effects
Reproductive systems of both men and women may be affected
Decreased sex drive, impotence and sterility in men
Miscarriage and stillbirth in women whose husbands were exposed to lead or where they were exposed

18. Chronic Health Effects
Children born of parents who were exposed to excessive lead are more likely to have birth defects, mental retardation, behavioral disorders or die during the first year of childhood

19. Other Chronic Health Effects
Hypertension
Lead exposure has been consistently associated with increases in blood pressure in studies conducted in both workers and the general population.
Blood lead levels of less than 20 μg/dL sometimes are associated with increases in blood pressure.

20. Other Chronic Health Effects
Decreased kidney function
Low to moderate levels of lead exposure also have been associated with adverse changes in kidney function.
This association may be even worse in people who have other risk factors for kidney disease, such as hypertension or diabetes.

21. Acute Health Effects
Acute health effects only appear when worker is exposed to extremely high amounts of lead
Acute encephalopathy (disorder or disease of the brain) may develop quickly followed by seizures, coma and death from cardio-respiratory arrest
Again, highly unusual, but not impossible

22. CONFIRM PRESENCE/ NON-PRESENCE OF LEAD CONTAINING MATERIALS

23. Lead Identification
Department personnel should contact the Department of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) prior to the disturbance of painted surfaces unless it is known with certainty, either through documentation or testing, that the surface does not contain lead.

24. What to Know as a Bldg Occupant
If building becomes damaged (floor, walls, ceiling, or components appear damaged)
Damage includes, holes in surfaces, peeling paint, broken floor tiles, contact surfaces degrading
If you want to modify anything on the building including hang a picture, connect or disconnect anything to or from structure, place a work order
Telephone

25. Conclusions
Buildings are maintained to minimize potential for lead containing or other potentially hazardous materials to become airborne
Processes described earlier help ensure necessary activities can be safely conducted by occupants or trained staff as previously defined.

26. Lead Poisoning Prevention (For the Non-Lead Worker)
Minimizing exposure to lead is the key to minimizing health effects

27. Could I find lead outside of campus?
If your home was built before 1978, it may contain lead based paint. 
Hobbies: stained glass, home remodeling or painting, recreational target shooting, melting lead for fishing weights, lead glaze in ceramics.
Non-occupational exposures: backyard scrap metal recycling, leaded crystal tableware, pewter, cookware, folk remedies, pica, mine tailings, beauty products (eye make up, certain hair dyes).

28. Questions?