Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) - What's New
Occupational Lead Fee Waivers -- Frequently Asked Questions (updated May 2012)
Frequently asked questions about the 2011 Occupational Lead Poisoning (OLP) Fee Waiver applications are answered in this revised OLPPP FAQ. Employers are eligible for an OLP fee waiver if they demonstrate that no lead or lead-containing materials were altered or disturbed as part of their California business operations in 2011 or only in a "de minimus" amount. This updated version includes new electronic filing information, explanations of key regulatory language, and examples to assist businesses with completing a waiver application.
Occupational Lead Fee Waivers – Frequently Asked Questions
For more information about the OLP Fee, visit Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee
New employer materials
In a continuing effort to address the problem of low level chronic health effects of lead, OLPPP has produced an Employer Alert that highlights key new health information and provides guidance on getting employees tested for lead. The companion piece, Lead Safety – Doing It Right! provides employers step-by-step guidance for putting together a lead safety program that works. OLPPP’s worker factsheet, New Health Dangers from Lead is also a resource for training employees on lead.
Employer Alert – Low Levels of Lead: Dangerous (PDF)
Lead Safety – Doing It Right! (PDF) (6 pages)
New Health Dangers from Lead (PDF, 2.4MB)... Spanish - Nuevos Peligros del Plomo (PDF) – worker factsheets
CDPH Occupational Lead Program recommends health-based improvements to OSHA Lead in Construction Standard
The Cal/OSHA lead standards are based on lead toxicity information that is now over 30 years old. Current medical information clearly demonstrates harmful effects of chronic and low-level exposures to lead in adults, levels well below those currently allowed by the standards. The CDPH Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) has reviewed the recent scientific information and previously made available its health-based recommendations for revising the Cal/OSHA General Industry Lead Standard for the protection of workers who are exposed to lead on the job. We are pleased to announce that OLPPP’s proposed revisions to Cal/OSHA’s Lead in Construction Standard were submitted to Cal/OSHA on April 21, 2011 and are now available.
CDPH/OLPPP Recommendations for Cal/OSHA Lead Standard Revisions
Lead in Construction Standard – Summary of Recommended Changes (PDF) – includes chart comparing triggers and requirements
Current Lead in Construction Standard with Proposed Revisions (PDF)
General Industry Lead Standard -- Summary of Recommended Changes (PDF) – trigger/requirement comparison chart added
Current General Industry Lead Standard with Proposed Revisions (PDF)
For more information on newly recognized hazards of lead in adults/workers
Recommendations for Medical Management of Adult Lead Exposure (PDF) – 2007 journal article
Indecent Exposure: Lead Puts Workers and Families at Risk (PDF) – UC Berkeley Health Research for Action, 2009 .
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