Lead Air Monitoring

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulate lead-related work. As an employer your company is responsible for determining the levels of airborne lead that your employees are exposed to in the workplace. OSHA has established an Action Level and a Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for lead. When airborne concentrations of lead meet or exceed these levels the OSHA Lead Standard requires the use of respirators, protective clothing, training, medical surveillance and other protective measures.

Our Industrial Hygienists monitor airborne concentrations of lead using low and high-volume air monitoring equipment to determine work area and personal breathing zone exposures. If concentrations exceed permissible limits, recommendations are made to bring the areas into compliance.