Lead

Decision regulation impact statement for managing risks associated with lead in the workplace: Blood lead removal levels and workplace exposure standard

This Decision Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) is the result of Safe Work Australia’s review of the current toxicological information and overseas trends in the regulation of lead in the workplace

Managing chemical hazards using the hierarchy of controls

Under the model Work Health and Safety Laws, workplaces that handle or use hazardous chemicals must use the hierarchy of controls to manage health and safety risks.  

Guide for interpreting the workplace exposure standards

This document is about using 

WHS duties

If your work involves lead, as the PCBU, you may have additional duties under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations. 

Overview

Lead is a hazard to worker health and safety. Learn about lead in the workplace and the health effects from working with it. 

Leadership and culture

When you make work health and safety (WHS) a priority, workers are more likely to make it a priority too. 

Inorganic Lead

Inorganic lead (lead) and lead compounds are found in many workplaces.

Model Work health and safety (blood lead removal levels) amendment regulations 2018 – model provisions

The model Work Health and Safety (Blood Lead Removal Levels) amended Regulations 2018 – model provisions amends:  

  • R394 Meaning of lead risk work 

Australian work exposures study (AWES) - Lead and lead compounds

The Australian Work Exposures Study (AWES) was a national survey conducted by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research (WAIMR) in 2011–12 that investigated work-related exposures among

Review of hazards and health effects of inorganic lead

This information sheet provides advice on the current laws and requirements when managing inorganic lead in the workplace. 

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