This course provides essential training on lead exposure in construction environments, ensuring that employees understand the risks associated with lead contamination and the necessary precautions to protect themselves. It covers OSHA’s Lead Standard for Construction, methods for exposure control, and safety procedures to minimize health hazards.
Key Highlights:
- Understanding lead exposure risks, including long-term and acute effects on the body.
- Identifying common construction activities that pose lead exposure hazards.
- Learning about OSHA’s Construction Lead Standard (29 CFR 1926.62) and its requirements.
- Recognizing permissible exposure limits (PEL) and action levels for lead.
- Implementing administrative, engineering, and personal protective controls to reduce lead exposure.
- Proper use and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as respirators and protective clothing.
- Housekeeping and decontamination procedures to prevent lead contamination.
- Medical surveillance programs and temporary removal policies for overexposed workers.
By the end of the course, you will have learned:
- How lead enters the body and its short- and long-term health effects.
- OSHA’s regulations and exposure limits to ensure workplace safety.
- The importance of exposure monitoring, medical surveillance, and compliance programs.
- How to use engineering controls, safe work practices, and PPE to minimize exposure.
- Proper decontamination procedures to prevent lead contamination at work and home.
- The steps to take in case of excessive lead exposure, including medical removal protections.
This training equips construction workers with the knowledge and skills needed to work safely in environments where lead exposure is a risk, ensuring compliance with OSHA standards and safeguarding personal health.