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29CFR 1910.1025 Occupational Exposure to Lead

Summary of Requirements

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) = 0.05 milligrams lead per cubic meter air (mg/m³)

Action Level = 0.030 mg/m³

Requirement	Airborne Concentrations > PEL	Airborne Concentrations > Action Level but < PEL	Airborne Concentrations < Action Level
Initial Monitoring	Yes	Yes	No
Quarterly Monitoring^A	Yes	No	No
Semi-Annual Monitoring^A	No	Yes	No
Written employee Notification within 5 working days	Yes^B	Yes	Yes
Engineering, work practice including administrative controls	Yes if exposed over 30 days annually	No	No
Respiratory Protection	Yes^C	No unless requested^C	No unless requested^C
Written Compliance Plan	Yes	No	No
Mechanical Ventilation	Recommended -Not Required^D	Recommended -Not Required^D	Recommended -Not Required^D
Re-circulated Air	Not Recommended or Required^E	Not Recommended or Required^E	Not Recommended or Required^E
Administrative Controls	Not Required	Not Required	Not Required
Protective Work Clothing	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Cleaning and replacement of protective clothing	Weekly. (Daily if exposed > 200 mg/m³)	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Cleaning, laundering and disposal of protective clothing	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Protective clothing removed at end of work shift in change rooms	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Contaminated clothing placed in closed container	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Laundry service notified in writing of potentially harmful effects of lead	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Contaminated clothing storage container labeled	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Lead removal from clothing prohibited in any manner that disperses lead into air	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Surfaces maintained free as practicable of lead accumulations	Yes	Yes	Yes
Compressed air cleaning prohibited	Yes	Yes	Yes
Presence or use of food, beverages, tobacco or cosmetic application prohibited	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Change Rooms	Yes	Not Required	Not Required
Separate storage area in change rooms to prevent cross-contamination of work and street clothing	Yes	Not Required	Not Required
Showers Available	Yes	Not Required	Not Required
Showers used at end of work shift	Yes	Not Required	Not Required
Work clothing prohibited from leaving work place at end of shift	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Lunchrooms	Yes	Not Required	Not Required
Exposed employees wash hands and face before eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Surface dust removed by vacuuming, down draft booth before entering lunch room	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Medical Surveillance	Yes^F	Yes^F	Baseline recommended – Not Required
Employee Information and training	Yes. Training program required prior to initial assignment and annually	Yes. Training program required prior to initial assignment and annually	Yes. Informed of content of Appendix A and B
Access to information and Training Materials including copy of standard and appendices	Yes to all affected	Yes to all affected	Yes to all affected
Warning signs	Yes	Recommended- Not Required	Recommended- Not Required
Recordkeeping	Yes	Yes	Yes
Transfer of Records	Yes	Yes	Yes
Observation of Monitoring	Yes	Yes	Yes

^A The frequency of periodic monitoring can be reduced (or discontinued if below the Action Level) when two consecutive measurements, taken at least seven days apart, indicate reduced exposure to a lower level below the threshold where monitoring is required (PEL or Action level). Additional monitoring should be conducted in any area where lead is used whenever there has been a production, process, control or personnel change which may result in new or additional exposure to lead, or when new or additional exposure is suspected. ^{B
When airborne exposures exceed the PEL-TWA, the written
notification to the exposed employee should include a statement
indicating the PEL was exceeded and a description of corrective
action taken or planned to reduce exposure to or below the PEL.
^{C
Employees required to wear respirators or who voluntarily use
tight fitting respirators should be included in a Respiratory
Protection Program that as a minimum, meets requirements in
1910.134.
^{D
If mechanical ventilation is used to control lead exposure, the
effectiveness of that system should be measured every 3-months
or within 5 days of any change in production, process or control
which might result in a change in employee exposure to lead.
^{E
If air from exhaust ventilation is re-circulated into the
workplace, the employer shall assure that (A) the system has a
high efficiency filter with reliable back-up filter; and (B)
controls to monitor the concentration of lead in return air and
to bypass the re-circulation system automatically if it fails
are installed, operated and maintained. Due to the toxicity of
lead, re-circulation of exhaust air is not recommended. If
exhaust air is re-circulated, the required filters, monitor and
bypass damper should be added.
^{F
Your company physician or corporate medical staff should be
consulted on legal requirements for medical surveillance of
lead.

This Guidance Document has been provided for assistance with
components of the OSHA Lead Standard for General Industry.
While efforts have been made to review available information, it
can not be warranted that all information and interpretations
are reflected in this document. You should consult with
your local OSHA office for interpretations relating to
compliance with this and any OSHA standard.}}}}}