Work tasks that generate airborne lead include torch burning, sandblasting, scaling, grading, sanding and scraping, paint stripping, and cleaning up lead-contaminated sites. Overexposure to lead can cause permanent damage to the nervous system, blood, reproductive system and kidneys. Lead poisoning costs employers lost work time, medical expenses, workers compensation claims, liability lawsuits, low productivity, and low worker morale. Children and family members are at risk for lead illness when lead is carried home on work clothes and shoes. New laws require contractors to protect employees and the environment on all projects that disturb lead-based paint.
Medical services are available in the clinical center and on site.
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