Identifying lead risk work
402 Identifying lead risk work
A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must assess each lead process carried out by the business or undertaking at the workplace to determine if lead risk work is carried out in the process.
Maximum penalty: tier E monetary penalty.
Note Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see s 6A).
In assessing a lead process, the person must have regard to the following:
past biological monitoring results of workers;
airborne lead levels;
the form of lead used;
the tasks and processes required to be undertaken with lead;
the likely duration and frequency of exposure to lead;
possible routes of exposure to lead;
any information about incidents, illnesses or diseases in relation to the use of lead at the workplace.
In assessing a lead process, the person must not have regard to the effect of using personal protective equipment on the health and safety of workers at the workplace.
If a person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace is unable to determine whether lead risk work is carried out in a lead process at the workplace, the process is taken to include lead risk work until the person determines that lead risk work is not carried out in the process.
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