Preventing Work-related Lead Exposure

Workers

If you work with lead, there are ways you can reduce your exposure:

• Read and follow your employer's lead control and management plan.
• Maintain a clean workspace and follow good hygiene practices.
• Use required personal protective equipment (PPE).

If you are worried about your lead exposure, have your blood lead level checked.

Employers

• Workplace exposure limits are meant to protect workers from hazardous exposures in the workplace. Employers must ensure exposure limits are not exceeded.
• If lead is present, employers should follow the hierarchy of controls to figure out the most effective way(s) to control exposures.

Families

• If your workplace contains lead, you may be bringing it home to your family without knowing.
• It's easier to keep lead out of your home and car than to clean them. Cleaning up lead is hard and expensive.