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OSHA Launches Regional Program to Reduce Lead Exposure in the Workplace

Released June 22, 2009

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) office in Kansas City announced a special regional emphasis program aimed at reducing occupational exposure to lead for workplaces under their jurisdiction in the Midwestern states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

This program will set targeted inspections in industries or workplaces where there is a potential for lead exposure, and also will cover complaints and referrals regarding lead exposure.

Lead is a potent, systemic poison that serves no known useful function once absorbed by the body. It is well-documented that lead adversely affects numerous body systems – including damage to blood-forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems – and causes forms of health impairment and disease that can arise from acute or chronic exposure.

For more information on OSHA's lead standards, visit www.osha.gov/SLTC/lead.