| Document ID (ISN) | 52627 |
| CIS number |
89-1421 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7729-2763-4 |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
Ontario Regulation 536/81
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| Author(s) |
Ontario Ministry of Labour - Occupational Health and Safety Division |
| Title |
Regulation respecting lead - made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act [Canada - Ontario] |
| Bibliographic information |
Ontario Government Bookstore, Publication Services Section, 5th Floor, 880 Bay Street, Toronto M7A 1N8, Ont., Canada, 1987. 77p. Index. |
| Abstract |
This Regulation, as amended by Ontario Regulation 23/87, prescrbes lead (Pb) (including its inorganic and organic compounds) as a designated substance. Exposure limits set for workplace air: TWA exposure - 0.15mg Pb/m3 of air (except for tetraethyl lead), Tel, 0.10mg Pb/m3); short-term exposure (<15min, no more than 4 times in a workday, at least 60min apart each time) - 0.30mg Pb/m3 (except for TEL, 0.45mg Pb/m3). Other aspects covered: responsibilities of employers; exposure evaluation; control programmes; monitoring; medical supervision; record keeping. Also included: schedule for calculating TWA exposures; code for respiratory equipment for lead; codes for determining lead in blood, urine and air; code for medical surveillance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; Canada; limitation of exposure; lead and compounds; lead; Ontario |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
tetraethyllead; exposure evaluation; respirators; sampling and analysis; determination in air; determination in urine; medical supervision; exposure tests; law; directive; determination in blood |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Ontario |
| 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) |
Inorganic substances
Occupational exposure limits
Lead and compounds
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