sch.2E-sec.22Additional biological monitoring for lead risk jobs

sch.2E-sec.22 Additional biological monitoring for lead risk jobs

A site senior executive for a mine must arrange for biological monitoring of each worker who carries out a lead risk job at the mine to be carried out at the following times— for a person other than a female of reproductive capacity— if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of less than 10μg/dL (0.48μmol/L)—6 months after the last biological monitoring of the worker; or if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of 10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L) or more but less than 20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L)—3 months after the last biological monitoring of the worker; or if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of 20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L) or more—6 weeks after the last biological monitoring of the worker; for a female of reproductive capacity— if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of less than 5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L)—3 months after the last biological monitoring of the worker; or if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of 5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L) or more—6 weeks after the last biological monitoring of the worker. The site senior executive must increase the frequency of the biological monitoring of the worker if the worker carries out work that is likely to significantly change the nature, or increase the duration or frequency, of the worker’s exposure to lead. Despite section 3 (2) , biological monitoring of a worker under this section does not need to be done by, or under the supervision of, an appropriate doctor. If biological monitoring of a worker under this section is carried out by a person who is not an appropriate doctor, and who is not carrying out the biological monitoring under the supervision of an appropriate doctor, sections 1 (1) (c) and 3 (3) apply to the person as if a reference in the sections to the appropriate doctor were a reference to the person. In this section— last biological monitoring , of a worker, means the last biological monitoring of the worker that included testing of the worker’s blood to determine the worker’s blood lead level. (sch.2E-sec.22-ssec.1) A site senior executive for a mine must arrange for biological monitoring of each worker who carries out a lead risk job at the mine to be carried out at the following times— for a person other than a female of reproductive capacity— if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of less than 10μg/dL (0.48μmol/L)—6 months after the last biological monitoring of the worker; or if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of 10µg/dL (0.48µmol/L) or more but less than 20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L)—3 months after the last biological monitoring of the worker; or if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of 20µg/dL (0.97µmol/L) or more—6 weeks after the last biological monitoring of the worker; for a female of reproductive capacity— if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of less than 5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L)—3 months after the last biological monitoring of the worker; or if the last biological monitoring of the worker shows a blood lead level of 5µg/dL (0.24µmol/L) or more—6 weeks after the last biological monitoring of the worker. (sch.2E-sec.22-ssec.2) The site senior executive must increase the frequency of the biological monitoring of the worker if the worker carries out work that is likely to significantly change the nature, or increase the duration or frequency, of the worker’s exposure to lead. (sch.2E-sec.22-ssec.3) Despite section 3 (2) , biological monitoring of a worker under this section does not need to be done by, or under the supervision of, an appropriate doctor. (sch.2E-sec.22-ssec.4) If biological monitoring of a worker under this section is carried out by a person who is not an appropriate doctor, and who is not carrying out the biological monitoring under the supervision of an appropriate doctor, sections 1 (1) (c) and 3 (3) apply to the person as if a reference in the sections to the appropriate doctor were a reference to the person. (sch.2E-sec.22-ssec.5) In this section— last biological monitoring , of a worker, means the last biological monitoring of the worker that included testing of the worker’s blood to determine the worker’s blood lead level.