The U.S.Department of Labor announced June 28 that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking(ANPRM)to revise its standards for occupational exposure to lead.According to the OSHA press release,"recent medical research on workplace lead exposure shows adverse health effects can occur in adults at lower blood lead levels than recognized previously in the medical removal levels specified in OSHA's lead standards.The ANPRM seeks public input on modifying current OSHA lead standards for general industry and construction to reduce the triggers for medical removal protection and medical surveillance and prevent harmful health effects in workers exposed to lead more effectively.
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