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This course covers the following information:

Lead Exposure in General Industry: The Health Effects of Lead Exposure

  • The different ways that you can be exposed to lead.
  • How lead can enter and be absorbed by the body.
  • The health effects of lead exposure.

Lead Exposure in General Industry: The OSHA Lead Standard and Compliance Programs

  • The purpose and content of the OSHA Lead Standard.
  • The purpose and content of a facility's lead safety compliance program.
  • The types of exposure controls that are used to reduce lead exposure levels.
  • The types of training you will receive as part of a lead safety compliance program.

Lead Exposure in General Industry: Risk Assessment and Monitoring

  • What OSHA requires employers to do if they intend to perform work that may involve exposure to lead.
  • The steps an employer will follow in assessing lead exposure hazards.
  • How the "action level" and "permissible exposure limit" benchmarks for lead exposure guide the implementation of a lead safety compliance program.

Lead Exposure in General Industry: PPE and Respiratory Protection

  • How the proper use of respirators can reduce exposure to airborne lead.
  • When and why an employer is required to provide workers with suitable respirators in lead exposure situations.
  • The purpose and importance of having a respirator fit tested.
  • The types of training you will receive as part of a respiratory protection program.

Lead Exposure in General Industry: Housekeeping and Decontamination

  • How housekeeping procedures help to prevent lead exposure.
  • The specific safe housekeeping practices you should use when you're working with lead.
  • How decontamination procedures help prevent exposure to lead.
  • The specific safe decontamination practices you should use after you have been working with lead.

Lead Exposure in General Industry: Medical Surveillance and Removal

  • The purpose of a medical surveillance program.
  • How a medical surveillance program monitors lead exposure levels and the health of employees who work with lead.
  • How temporary medical removal helps employees to recover from overexposure to lead.
  • How Medical Removal Protection benefits protect employees who can no longer work in an environment where lead is present.