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Metal Recycling Industry Project

Source: www.health.state.ny.us
Topic: Metal Industry

Sort Desciption: completed a Metal Recycling Industry Project (MRIP) in June 2006. .... educate employers of the metal recycling industry and raise their awareness of ...

Content Inside: 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preventing Lead Exposure During Metal Recycling.3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.4 S IGNIFICANT F INDINGS .4 B ACKGROUND AND M ETHODS .4 R ESULTS AND D ISCUSSION .5 R ECOMMENDATIONS .6 INTRODUCTION.7 METHODS.8 M AIL S URVEY .8 O N - SITE I NDUSTRIAL H YGIENE E VALUATIONS .9 RESULTS.10 M AIL S URVEY .10 O N -S ITE I NDUSTRIAL H YGIENE E VALUATIONS .15 A IR S AMPLING R ESULTS .16 W IPE S AMPLING R ESULTS .19 W ORKERS ’ B LOOD L EAD M ONITORING D ATA .21 F OLLOW - UP T ELEPHONE S URVEY .24 DISCUSSION.24 E MPLOYEE A IRBORNE L EAD E XPOSURES .24 S URFACE L EAD C ONTAMINATION AND W ORKERS E XPOSURES T HROUGH I NGESTION .25 B IOLOGICAL M ONITORING FOR L EAD .27 W ORKER E XPOSURES TO O THER M ETALS .28 E MPLOYER A WARENESS OF W ORKPLACE L EAD E XPOSURES .28 CONCLUSIONS.28 RECOMMENDATIONS .29 REFERENCES .32 3 PREVENTING LEAD EXPOSURE DURING METAL RECYCLING New York State Department of Health Bureau of Occupational Health The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Bureau of Occupational Health (BOH) completed a Metal Recycling Industry Project (MRIP) in June 2006. During this project, information was collected on metal recycling operations and processes from 101 metal recyclers throughout New York State. This project included measuring worker lead exposures during routine tasks, such as sorting, shearing, and torch cutting a variety of materials. Findings from this project include: • Significant lead exposure occurred when torch cutting not only painted metals, but also unpainted metals and new steel; • Lead contamination was found in bathrooms and lunchrooms, and on workers’ hands prior to eating; • Metal recycling companies did not recognize potential sources of lead exposure (such as new steel) and underestimated the degree of exposure; and • Metal recycling companies that we visited made substantial improvements to their lead protection programs after receiving information and technical guidance. Recommendation ...

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