Significant exposure
Significant exposure means exposure in the following circumstances –
- Where any employee is or is liable to be exposed to a concentration of lead in the atmosphere exceeding half the occupational exposure limit for lead
- Where there is a substantial risk of any employee ingesting lead or
- If there is a risk of an employees skin coming into contact with lead alkyls, or any other substance cotaining lead in a form which can also be absorbed through the skin.
Action levels
| Category |
Action level |
| General employees |
50 µg/dl |
| Women capable of having children |
25 µg/dl |
| Young people under the age of 18 |
40 µg/dl |
Suspension levels
| Category |
Suspension level |
| General employees |
60 µg/dl |
| Women capable of having children |
30 µg/dl |
| Young people under the age of 18 |
50 µg/dl |
