lead regulations - (b)leading ahead since 2001?. occupational health & safety act (85 of 1993)...
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Lead Regulations -
(b)leading ahead since 2001?
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Occupational Health & Safety Act (85 of 1993)Government Notice R. 236
28 February 2002
Lead Regulations, 2001
www.labour.gov.za/OHSA: Lead Guideline
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Medical surveillance
the employee is exposed to an airborne lead concentration exceeding the OEL
the employee is exposed to tetra-alkyl lead
an occupational medicine practitioner certifies that the relevant employee should be under medical surveillance
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ANNEXURE A[Regulation 8(2)(b)
(i)]
Blood lead g/100 mℓ
Maximum intervals between blood lead
measurements
Under 20 12 months
20 – 39 6 months
40 – 59 3 months
60 and overAt the discretion of the occupational medicine practitioner;
Lead other than Tetra-alkyl lead
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ANNEXURE B[Regulation 8(2)(b)
(ii)]
Urinary lead g/ℓitre
Maximum intervals between urinary lead
measurements
Under 120 6 weeks
120 – 149 1 week
150 and overAt the discretion of the
occupational medicine practitioner;
Tetra-alkyl Lead
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ANNEXURE C[Regulation
8(d)]
Blood lead level g / 100 mℓRemoval level
Date effected
75 30 June 2002
70 30 June 2003
65 30 June 2004
60 30 June 2005
Lead other than Tetra-alkyl lead
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International Standards ACGIH (USA): < 30 µg/100ml www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ABLES/ CDC: < 10 µg/100ml for pregnant females Europe:
EU Chemical Agents Directive (98/24/EEC): < 70 µg/100ml male & female
Sweden: < 50 µg/100ml UK: < 60 µg/100ml Germany: < 70 µg/100ml Sep 2000 EU Scientific Committee for Occupational
Exposure Limits (SCOEL): < 30 µg/100ml for male & female
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HSE: UK Suspension levels
198070 µg/100ml
199860 µg/100ml
Action50 µg/100ml
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Data courtesy of:Volker Schillack, Analytical Toxicologist, Ampath
Lead exposure Jan - Dec 2002 ( South Africa)
5 -40 ug/100ml61%
0 - 5 ug/100ml22%
> 40 ug/100ml17%
Population 5933 Average 21.76 ug/100ml
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Lead exposure Jan - Dec 2003 (South Africa)
5 -40 ug/100ml58%
0 - 5 ug/100ml22%> 40 ug/100ml
20%
Population 8100 Average 24.55 ug/100ml
Data courtesy of:Volker Schillack, Analytical Toxicologist, Ampath
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Lead exposure Jan - Dec 2004(South Africa)
> 40 ug/100ml17%
0 - 5 ug/100ml18%
5 -40 ug/100ml65%
Population 9190 Average 27.11 ug/100ml
Data courtesy of:Volker Schillack, Analytical Toxicologist, Ampath
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Lead exposure Jan - Dec 2005(South Africa)
Above BEI> 40 ug/100ml
17%
No exposure0 - 5
ug/100ml16%
Exposure5 -40
ug/100ml67%
Population 10670 Average 31.25 ug/100ml
Data courtesy of:Volker Schillack, Analytical Toxicologist, Ampath
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SOUTH AFRICA INDUSTRY LEAD (Pb) EXPOSURE
2002 -2005
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2002 2003 2004 2005
YEAR
%
0 - 5 ug/100ml 5 - 40 ug/100ml >40 ug/100ml
Population5933
Population8100
Population9190
Population10670
Data courtesy of:Volker Schillack, Analytical Toxicologist, Ampath
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a female employee who is capable of procreation and who carries out work that exposes her to lead, is removed from such work when her blood lead concentration exceeds 40 g/100 mℓ or her urinary lead concentration exceeds 75 g/ℓ, or if she falls pregnant
the employee is not permitted to return to work that will expose her to lead unless her blood lead concentration is less than 30 g/100 mℓ or her urinary lead concentration is less than 65 g/ℓ, or, where the removal was due to pregnancy, the employee is no longer pregnant
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the occupational medicine practitioner, if he or she deems it necessary, may certify an employee who has a blood lead concentration of less than 60 g/100 mℓ to be unfit for work in an area in which he or she is exposed to lead
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Record keeping
keep all records of assessments and air monitoring for a minimum period of 40 years
keep all medical surveillance records for a minimum period of 40 years and if he, she or it ceases activities, hand over or forward by registered post all those records to the relevant provincial director
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Thank you!
Hanli de Wet
MBChB, MMed (Occupational Medicine)Unit 9, Kingfisher Park, Somerset WestTel & Fax: 021-851-1153Cell: 082-925-1557E-mail: [email protected]