JSP 375 Vol 2 

MoD Health & Safety Handbook 

Lead 

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Lead means lead, (including lead alkyls, lead alloys, any compounds of lead and lead as a 

constituent of any substance or material) which is liable to be inhaled, ingested or otherwise absorbed 

by persons except where it is given off from the exhaust system of a vehicle on a road within the 

meaning of section 192 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. 

Risk Assessment 

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Risk Assessment means a reasoned judgement about hazards and the extent of these hazards 

impact on people's health and safety, based on the common sense application of information, which 

lead to the decisions about how these hazards should be managed. 

Significant Exposure 

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An employees exposure to lead is significant if one of the following conditions is satisfied: 

6.1 

Exposure exceeds half the occupational exposure limit (OEL) for lead in air 

NOTE 

OEL for lead, over an 8 hour time weighted average, are: 

(1) 0.15 

mgm

 3

 concentration of lead (other than lead alkyls) in the atmosphere; and 

(2) 0.10 

mgm

 3

 concentration of lead (in lead alkyls) in the atmosphere 

6.2 

There is a substantial risk of the employee ingesting lead; 

6.3 

There is a risk of an employee's skin coming into contact with lead alkyls or any other 

substance containing lead in a form (e.g. lead naphthenate) which can also be absorbed through 

the skin. 

LINE MANAGERS DUTIES 

Outline of Regulations 

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A diagrammatic outline of the main provisions of CLAW is shown at Appendix 1. 

Risk Assessment 

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Line managers responsible for employees whose work activities are liable to expose them to lead 

must conduct an assessment before the work starts to determine:  

8.1 

Whether the exposure of any employees to lead is liable to be significant (see definition 

and tables 1 & 2); 

8.2 

The extent of measures needed to control exposure to lead adequately; and 

8.3 

To identify other measures necessary to comply with the Regulations. 

Leaflet 5 Annex B 

Page 2 

 April 

2003