Educational interventions for preventing lead poisoning in workers

Allaouat, Sara; Reddy, Viraj K; Räsänen, Kimmo; Khan, Samiullah; Lumens, Mieke E. G. L.

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013097

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“…However, since lead-acid batteries are still prominently used in many transportation and storage systems, they will likely remain as a preferred source of energy storage for many years to come. Therefore, workplaces with occupational lead exposures should continue to educate their workers on the dangers of lead and eliminate hazardous environments and processes 19. Engineering and administrative controls to reduce exposures should be implemented when elimination of hazards is not feasible 20.…”

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Industry-specific prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among Pennsylvania workers, 2007–2018

Tsai

Henn

et al. 2022

Occup Environ Med

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ObjectivesTo use industry-specific denominators to more accurately examine trends in prevalence rates for occupational cases of elevated blood lead levels (eBLLs) in Pennsylvania.MethodsWe used adult (aged ≥16 years) blood lead level data from Pennsylvania (2007–2018) and industry-specific denominator data from the US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns to calculate prevalence rates for eBLLs, defined as ≥25 µg/dL.ResultsOf the 19 904 cases with eBLLs, 92% were due to occupational lead exposure, with 83% from workers in the battery manufacturing industry. In 2018, the prevalence rate of eBLLs for battery manufacturing (8036.4 cases per 100 000 employed battery manufacturing workers) was 543 times the overall Pennsylvania prevalence rate. The prevalence rate for battery manufacturing steeply declined 71% from 2007 to 2018.ConclusionsThe battery manufacturing industry had the highest burden of occupational lead exposure in Pennsylvania, illustrating the importance of using industry-specific denominators to accurately identify sources of lead exposure. Although the prevalence rate of eBLLs declined over time, lead exposure remains a major concern among battery manufacturing workers.

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Industry-specific prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among Pennsylvania workers, 2007–2018

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Henn

et al. 2022

Occup Environ Med

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“…Preventing workers' occupational exposure to Pb requires a combination of interventions including personal protective equipment utilization, worker training, and biological monitoring (Allaouat et al, 2020). Therefore, monitoring BLL is a way to achieve the aforementioned objectives.…”

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Evaluation of blood lead among painters of buildings and cars

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Exposure to lead-based paints is a major threat to the health of painters. This study aimed to evaluate the blood concentration of lead (Pb) in painters of buildings and cars. The present study was a cross-sectional study in which a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the socio-demographic information. Lead concentration in blood samples was determined using the atomic absorption spectrometry method. A total of 32 male painters were selected based on inclusion criteria. The mean blood lead level (BLL) in the painters was 8.1 ± 4.93 μg/dL. Pb levels in car and building painters were 9.42 ± 5.5 μg/dL and 6.7 ± 1.85 μg/dL, respectively. Pb concentration in none of the blood samples was more than 30 μg/dL. The prevalence of BLL ≥ 5 μg/dL and BLL ≥ 10 μg/dL was 97% and 19%, respectively. According to the findings, the rate of BLL among car painters was higher than building painters. Considering the presence of Pb in all blood samples, it seems necessary to increase the awareness of painters about the adverse effects of lead exposure even in low concentrations. However, the sample size in this study was small and more investigations are required in this regard.

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Educational interventions for preventing lead poisoning in workers

Cited by 2 publications

References 16 publications

Industry-specific prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among Pennsylvania workers, 2007–2018

Industry-specific prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among Pennsylvania workers, 2007–2018

Evaluation of blood lead among painters of buildings and cars

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