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exposure), and
    * not disclose the report to anyone without the worker's written consent unless required
      to under the WHS Regulations.
The WHS Regulations also contain specific requirements relating to health monitoring for lead.
If a worker is carrying out lead risk work, health monitoring must be provided to a worker before
the worker first commences lead risk work and one month after the worker first commences lead risk work.
Further information on health monitoring can be found in the Health Monitoring for Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals – Guide for Workers and Health Monitoring for Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals – Guide for Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking.

3. CONTROLLING THE RISKS OF SPRAY PAINTING

3.1 Spray painting in spray booths
Spray booths are enclosed or partially enclosed structures designed to prevent or reduce exposure to hazardous chemicals or vapours. A spray booth should be used when spray painting with
a hazardous chemical, except when:
    * the shape, size or weight of an article cannot be easily moved or fit into a spray booth
      for example painting a building, bridge or a large boat, or
    * the painting involves minor work such as spotting or touch-ups, for example painting
      a scratch or stone chip on a car (painting a car panel with two-pack polyurethane paint would not be regarded as minor work).
Types of spray booths include:
    * Open-faced spray booths generally have two walls, roof with air extraction, a filtered rear wall and an open front.
    * Enclosed type batch booth is a room or large cabinet where the operator enters and spraying is conducted. The airflow is either down draught, cross draught, end draught or any combination thereof.
    * Tunnel or production spray booths for mass produced items requiring a continuous painting application process. These booths are usually down draught or cross draught and have open ends.
    * Full downdraft spray booths, where air enters the booth from the ceiling through a filtering system, and moves downwards vertically. Heavy and large objects, like cars, which are not easy to handle are often painted in the down draft spray painting booths.
    * Semi downdraft booths, where fresh air enters the booth from outside the building, is ducted through the roof intake filters, and is drawn towards the rear exhaust wall of the booth where it is exhausted through filters.
Spray booths should:
    * be designed, constructed and installed to comply with AS/NZS 4114.1: Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms – Design, construction and testing and AS/NZS 4114.2: Spray painting booths, designated spray painting areas and paint mixing rooms – Installation and maintenance
    * be fitted with an exhaust capture system and a ventilation system