Lead Exposure in Construction Environments Safety Training Video

This safety video program on Lead Exposure in Construction Environments provides employees with the information they need to understand lead hazards and the safety regulations that address them.

Lead is poisonous. If it's taken into the body, it can cause serious health problems and even be fatal. Most people who are exposed to lead today are exposed on the job. OSHA estimates that more than 800,000 U.S. workers work around lead regularly. Employees can be exposed to lead while sanding and stripping lead-based paint, welding or cutting painted metal, repairing and servicing automobile brakes, manufacturing ceramics or electronics, smelting or casting metals, and performing numerous other tasks.

Areas covered in the safety video program include:

• the health effects of lead exposure,
• OSHA Lead Standards,
• compliance programs,
• risk assessment and monitoring,
• PPE and respiratory protection,
• housekeeping and decontamination,
• medical surveillance and removal, and more.

The safety video program comes with a quiz, a scheduling and attendance form, a training certificate, and an employee training log.

Associated Regulations:

• 1910  Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances
• 1910.1025 - Lead

This safety video program is produced by The MARCOM Group, Ltd.