• Training must be done initially and repeated annually for all workers exposed to lead at or above the action level in the workplace.

Employers must institute a training program for all employees who are subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists. Training must be provided prior to the time of initial job assignment for those employees. The training program should be repeated at least annually for each employee. Training includes the topics listed here:

• The content of 1910.1025 and its appendices. Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level must inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B. This training should include, among other things, coverage of lead hazards, the danger of lead to the body, and employee rights under the rule.
• The specific nature of the operations which could result in exposure to lead above the action level.
• The purpose, proper selection, fitting, use, and limitations of respirators.
• The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and the medical removal protection program including information concerning the adverse health effects associated with excessive exposure to lead (with particular attention to the adverse reproductive effects on both males and females).
• The engineering controls and work practices associated with the employee’s job assignment.
• The contents of any compliance plan in effect.
• Instructions to employees that chelating agents must not routinely be used to remove lead from their bodies and must not be used at all except under the direction of a licensed physician.
• Distribute to employees any materials pertaining to the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, the regulations, and 1910.1025 which are made available to the employer by the Department of Labor.