Lead Safety

This Lead Awareness Training course combines exciting video footage with interactions to teach workers about lead safety. It covers OSHA's Lead Standards for both General Industrial Standard as well as Construction. This training is for employees in general industry and construction environments where lead and lead-based materials are found. "Lead Awareness Training" addresses the major areas required by the regulations. Because of the widespread historical use of lead-based paints, as well as other materials containing lead, this program is useful to building and construction workers, manufacturing workers, recyclers and many others. This Lead Awareness Training qualifies for continiuing education units.

Lead awareness training is required for employees in both industry and construction where lead-based materials are found.

• Entry Points and Types of Overexposure
• Symptoms of Chronic Overexposure
• Symptoms of Acute Overexposure
• Medical Surveillance Programs
• Action Levels and Exposure Control Plan
• Exposure Assessments
• Air Monitoring
• Respiratory Protection Program Overview
• Hygiene Facilities
• Medical Removal
• Blood Lead Levels

• Identify activities covered by the OSHA lead standards.
  • Identify activities covered by 29 CFR 1926.62.
  • Identify activities covered by 29 CFR 1910.1026
• Recognize the dangers of lead exposure and the features of a medical surveillance program.
  • Differentiate symptoms of acute and chronic overexposure.
  • Identify common routes for lead to enter the body.
  • Recognize the importance of getting medical attention for lead overexposure.
  • Identify the purpose of a baseline Blood Lead Level (BLL).
  • Recognize some of the tests and procedures that are part of a Medical Surveillance Program.
• Recognize the purpose of and the elements of an exposure control plan.
  • Identify the purpose of an exposure control plan.
  • Identify some of the requirements of an exposure control plan.
  • Recognize the Permissable Exposure Limit (PEL).
  • Recognize controls used to limit exposure.
  • Identify the purpose of an Exposure Assessment.
• Recognize requirements of the Construction Lead Standard.
  • Identify types of construction work that result in exposure to lead.
  • Identify the Personal Protective Equipment required for certain conditions.
• Recognize the importance of respiratory protection, proper hygiene and housekeeping procedures.
  • Identify key elements of a Respiratory Protection Plan.
  • Identify Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used to protect workers from lead.
  • Identify hygiene and housekeeping procedures to limit the risk of lead exposure.
• Identify key features of of a medical removal program.
  • Identify conditions that result in medical removal.