Occupational Health and Safety (Lead Control) Regulations 1988 Repealed! Jurisdiction Australia - Victoria Year 1988 Published in English Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.2, 7p. (pages numbered 60,713 - 60,723). Serial number CCH Australia 65-405 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Victoria, lead [Secondary] exposure tests, law, limitation of exposure, medical supervision, protective clothing, replaced, welfare facilities Subject category Chemical safety Abstract These regulations (made on 30 June 1988, gazetted as S.R. 268/1988) were issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 (CIS 88-1751). Contents: prohibition of persons under 16yrs of age in lead process areas; obligation of employers to control lead exposure at source (8h TWA: 0.15mg/m3); provision of protective clothing and equipment; exposure assessment; cleaning of lead process areas; prohibition of eating, drinking and smoking in lead process areas; provision of changing rooms and washing facilities; information and education of workers; biological monitoring; medical examinations and surveillance; authorised medical practitioners; exemptions. In annex: definition of lead processes; standard forms for the results of biological monitoring and medical examinations. CIS No. 93-1761 Database ID 61397