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Written documentation
  • Employers must establish a written compliance program to reduce lead exposure to acceptable levels.
  • If administrative controls are used, employers must establish a job rotation schedule for employees.
  • Employers must establish a respiratory protection program for workers exposed to lead.

The following table lays out the required written documentation for lead:

DocumentDetails
Compliance programEmployers must establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, and interim levels if applicable, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls, including:
  • A description of each operation in which lead is emitted (e.g., machinery used, material processed, controls in place, crew size, employee job responsibilities, operating procedures, and maintenance practices);
  • A description of the specific means that will be employed to achieve compliance, including engineering plans and studies used to determine methods selected for controlling exposure to lead;
  • A report of the technology considered in meeting the permissible exposure limit;
  • Air monitoring data which documents the source of lead emissions;
  • A detailed schedule for implementation of the program, including documentation such as copies of purchase orders for equipment, construction contracts, etc.;
  • A work practice program which includes items for protective work clothing and equipment, housekeeping, and hygiene facilities and practices;
  • An administrative control schedule if applicable;
  • Other relevant information.
Administrative control schedule, if applicableIf administrative controls are used to reduce employees' exposure to lead, employers must establish and implement a job rotation schedule which includes:
  • Name or identification number of each affected employee,
  • Duration and exposure level at each job or workstation where each affected employee is located, and
  • Any other information which may be useful in assessing the reliability of administrative controls to reduce exposure to lead.
Respiratory programEmployers must institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)) and (f) through (m).