Order of the Council of State concerning the prevention and monitoring of harmful effects due to the use of lead Jurisdiction Finland Year 1982 Published in Swedish Original/other title [Swedish] Statsrĺdets beslut om avvärjande och övervakning av menliga verkningar, som användning av bly medför Serial title Suomen asetuskokoelma - Finlands författningssamling Source 28 June 1982, No.356, p.775-778. Descriptors [Primary] Finland, lead, limitation of exposure, threshold limit values [Secondary] biological threshold limits, blood monitoring, cleaning of workplaces, determination in air, health engineering, law, medical supervision, personal hygiene, personal protective equipment, preventive maintenance, responsibilities of employees, safe working methods, safety rules, warning notices, washing facilities Subject category Chemical safety Abstract This Order (effective 1 June 1983) applies to work involving the exposure to lead and its inorganic compounds. Sections cover: engineering measures designed to reduce the lead exposure hazard; personal protective equipment and its upkeep; washing facilities (showers, locker rooms, cleanliness); cleaning of work premises (vacuum cleaners); preventive maintenance of ventilation systems and respirators; warning notices to be posted and written instructions to be distributed to all employees regarding precautions against lead exposure; employees' obligations; medical examinations; TLVs (workers with blood lead levels >50ľg/dL should be removed from exposure; lead concentration in air should not exceed 0.1mg/m3 over 8h); determination in air; blood monitoring. Appended: list of work involving lead exposure hazards. CIS No. 83-422 Database ID 39313