Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 243
Health and Safety Program Manual
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Construction, Inc.
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Lead Exposure
Reference: B-4
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Although engineering and work practice controls are the primary means of protecting workers from exposure
to lead, source control at construction sites sometimes is insufficient to control exposure.
In these cases, airborne lead concentrations may be high or may vary widely. Respirators often must be used to
supplement engineering controls and work practices to reduce worker lead exposures below the PEL. When
respirators are required, The Company shall provide them at no cost to workers.
When respirators are used to supplement engineering and work practice controls to comply with the PEL and
all other requirements have been met, worker exposure, for the purpose of determining compliance with the
PEL, may be at the level provided by the protection factor of the respirator for those periods the respirator is
worn. Those periods may be averaged with exposure levels during periods when respirators are not worn to
determine the worker's daily TWA exposure. The respiratory protection program will be conducted in
accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134. The Company shall provide a powered air-purifying respirator when a worker
chooses to use this type of respirator and such a respirator provides adequate protection to the
worker.
Workers must be provided with a full face-piece respirator instead of half mask respirators for protection against
lead aerosols that cause eye or skin irritation at the use concentrations.
HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators.
Powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) instead of a negative pressure respirator when a worker chooses to use
a PAPR, and it provides adequate protection to the worker.
The company prohibits the use of half mask respirators as protection against lead aerosols that may cause skin
or eye irritation.
Respirators must be used during:
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Periods necessary to install or implement engineering or work-practice controls
Work operations for which engineering, and work-practice controls are not sufficient to reduce
worker exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit
In emergencies
Periods when a worker requests a respirator
Respiratory Protection Program for Lead
When respirators are required at a worksite, The Company shall implement a respiratory protection program in
accordance with the OSHA standard on respiratory protection, 29 CFR 1910.134.
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