Lead exposure in the construction industry: results from the California Occupational Lead Registry, 1987 through 1989.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
The construction industry is exempt from the medical monitoring portions of the US Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration General Industry Lead Standard. Of 28 construction workers reported to the California Occupational Lead Registry through March 1989, 11 (39%) had blood lead levels of 2.90 mumol/L (60 micrograms/dL) or greater, the level at which immediate removal from lead exposure is mandated in nonconstruction industries. Many workers had not been warned of possible lead exposure. The exemption of the construction industry from the General Industry Lead Standard should be reconsidered.
Medical subject headings
- Construction Materials
- Lead Poisoning
- Occupational Diseases