Work-R​​elated​​

Constructi​on

• Abrasive blasting
  
• Bridges, water tower, or tank repair
• Demolition
• Lead abatement
• Renovation or remodeling
• Welding metal structures

Painting (residential or commercia​l)

• Paint removal

Bat​tery

• Manufacturing, recycling, or repair

Firearms and Shooting Range​​​s

• Bullet manufacturing or usage
• Firing range operation or clean-up
• Target shooting

Metal Worki​ng

• Cable stripping or soldering
• Foundry work
• Grinding, polishing, or buffing
• Lead burning
• Plating or electroplating
• Recycling
• Smelting or​ refining
• Stained glass work

Cars, Trucks and Ships

• Painting and repair
  
• Radiator manufacturing or repair
• Scrap yard work​
  

​​Not Work-Related

Hobb​ies

• Auto body work
  
• Bullet reloading
• Casting lead fishing sinkers or bullets
• Glazing ceramics with lead glaze
• Jewelry making
• Removing or scraping off old paint in your home 
  
• Painting with artist's paint
• Refinishing old furniture
• Soldering pipes or electronics
  
• Stained glass work
  
• Target shooting
• Welding or torch cutting 

O​​ther sources

• Beauty and hair products 
  
• Folk remedies or traditional medicines, (for example, azarcon, greta, pay-loo-ah, kandu)
  
• Ayurvedic remedies
• Food contaminated with lead such as Mexican candies, chapulines, spices (for example, imported turmeric, curry, spice blends)
  
• Imported brass or bronze kettles or cookware
• Lead-glazed ceramic dishes, bowls, cups or pots
  
• ​Lead-based paint that is chipped, ​peeling, or worn down
  
• Pica (eating lead-containing nonfood items - ​for example, ceramics, plaster or paint chips, soil)
• Retained lead bullets or fragments​​