b"Steps to Lead SafeRenovation, Repair andPainting - Step 3ATThis pamphlet lays out the concerns and prece-duresa worker must take when dealing with a jobthat haslead dust.This pamphlet is suggested to be the training docu-ment for your workers and can be purchased fromanumber of sources, or downloaded from the EPAandprinted for yourself.http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/docu-ments/steps.pdf.Personal Protection Washing Facilities.Washing facilities should Daily Procedure for Worker Safety be provided to employees. Water, soap, andclean towels are to be provided for this purpose.Equipment - Step 3A Housekeeping Employees must wash their hands and faces atthe end of the work shift. All workplace surfaces must be maintained as Eating Facilities.The employer should free as practicable of accumulations of lead ensure that the eating area is free from leaddust. Regularly scheduled clean-ups arecontamination. The employer should prohibitimportant.the storage, use, or consumption of these Vacuuming is considered the most reliable products in any area where lead dust or method of cleaning dusty surfaces. Whenfumes may be present.vacuuming equipment is used, the vacuums Personal Protectionmust be HEPA Vacuums. Personal Hygiene PracticesEquipment (PPE)When employee is exposed to lead dust, hand-OSHA requires that when there are more than one washing facilities, clean change areas, andEach worker needs to be separate non-contaminated eating areas arefitted with the following PPE:recommended. Employees must also wash theirworker on a job tested positive for lead, that each hands and faces prior to eating, drinking, using 1. Light Weighttobacco products, or applying cosmetics.Coverall withworker be fitter for, and wear, Personal Protection Workers who do not shower and change into elastic wrists clean clothing before leaving the worksite may and ankles.Equipment.contaminate their homes and vehicles with lead 2. Blue, Nitriledust. Other members of the household may Glovesthen be exposed to harmful amounts of lead. 3. Work GlovesFor the same reason, vehicles driven to the4. Painters Hat or worksite should be parked where they will notThe Worker Safety Sheet is a refernce to be sure all be contaminated with lead.other head protectionChange Areas 5. Disposalablethe required protection is available and used. If a worker is to change from their PPE when Respirator orleaving the job, it is advisable that the employer Respirator withprovide employees with a clean change area disposable filtersthat is equipped with storage facilities for street 6. Non-Slip bootieclothes and a separate area with facilities for shoe coveringthe removal and storage of lead-contaminated 7. Gogglesprotective work clothing and equipment.8. Lens wipes andSeparate clean and dirty change areas prevent hand wipescross-contamination of the employees' streetand work clothing. Clean change areas are used to removestreet clothes, to suit up in clean work clothes(protective clothing), and to don respiratorsprior to beginning work, and to dress in streetclothes after work. No lead-contaminated itemsare permitted to enter the clean change area.Work clothing should be worn only on the jobsite. Under no circumstances should lead contaminated work clothes be laundered athome or taken from the worksite, except to belaundered professionally or properly disposed of following applicable Federal, State, and localregulations.2010- 2014 AWDI, LLC Al Rights Reserved Do not Reproduce without Permission"