California Painters Project. Helping Small Business Work Safely with Lead. Occupational Lead Poisining Prevention Program. California Department of Health Services.

摘要

The Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) of the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) provides statewide preventive services aimed at reducing the occurrence of work-related lead poisoning. Its activities include: managing the Occupational Blood Lead Registry; investigating serious cases of lead poisoning in workers; developing educational materials; educating workers, employers, and health professionals; and conducting interventions targeted to specific high risk industries. In October of 1993, OLPPP initiated the California Painters Project (CPP). The purpose of the Project was four-fold: first, to develop and implement a model lead poisoning prevention strategy and evaluate it for its effectiveness with small to medium-sized painting contractors involved in residential and commercial painting activities; second, to develop a step-by-step employer compliance assistance manual; third to generate information on the resources required, problems encountered, and the feasibility and efficacy of the model, and to make recommendations for revisions; fourth, to assess the risk for lead poisoning among a painting workforce engaged in activities that disturb lead-based paint.