Document ID (ISN) | 78808 |
CIS number |
02-528 |
ISSN - Serial title |
Government Gazette - Staatskoerant |
Year |
2001 |
Convention or series no. |
R 236
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Title |
Lead Regulations, 2001 [South Africa] |
Original title |
Loodregulasies, 2001 [in Afrikaans] |
Bibliographic information |
28 Feb. 2002, Vol.440, No.7292, p.3-42. |
Internet access |
http://www.gov.za/gazette/regulation/2002/23175.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
These regulations were issued under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (see CIS 94-1451). They apply to all workplaces where lead (Pb) is produced, processed, used, handled and stored in a form in which it can be inhaled, ingested or absorbed by any person in that workplace. Contents: definitions (the Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) for lead is set at 0.10mg Pb/m3 for tetra-ethyl lead, and at 0.15mg Pb/m3 for all other kinds of lead); prohibition of employment in an environment where exposure to lead may occur beyond occupational exposure limits; information and training of workers; duties of persons who may be exposed; assessment of potential exposure; air monitoring; medical surveillance; respirator zones; record keeping; control of lead exposure (to occur if the level of airborne Pb is above the OEL, or if biological limits (20µg/100mL in blood for ingestible lead and 120µg/L in urine for lead alkyls) are exceeded); personal protective equipment and facilities; cleanliness of premises and plant; maintenance of control measures; prohibitions; labelling, packaging, transportation and storage; disposal of lead waste. The Lead Regulations of 22 Mar. 1991 are repealed. In annex: maximum intervals between blood and urinary Pb measurements, depending on the measured Pb levels in workers. |
Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; lead; South Africa |
Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; responsibilities of employers; tetraethyllead; limitation of exposure; waste disposal; responsibilities of employees; medical examinations; exposure tests; monitoring for air contamination; law; personal protective equipment |
Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
Country / State or Province | South Africa |
Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Lead and compounds Inorganic substances
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