392Meaning of lead process

392 Meaning of lead process In this Part, a lead process consists of any of the following carried out at a workplace: (a) work that exposes a person to lead dust or lead fumes arising from the manufacture or handling of dry lead compounds; (b) work in connection with the manufacture, assembly, handling or repair of, or parts of, batteries containing lead that involves the manipulation of dry lead compounds, or pasting or casting lead; (c) breaking up or dismantling batteries containing lead, or sorting, packing and handling plates or other parts containing lead that are removed or recovered from the batteries; (d) spraying molten lead metal or alloys containing more than 5% by weight of lead metal; (e) melting or casting lead alloys containing more than 5% by weight of lead metal in which the temperature of the molten material exceeds 450°C; (f) recovering lead from its ores, oxides or other compounds by thermal reduction process; (g) dry machine grinding, discing, buffing or cutting by power tools alloys containing more than 5% by weight of lead metal;

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 300 (h) machine sanding or buffing surfaces coated with paint containing more than 1% by dry weight of lead; (i) a process by which electric arc, oxyacetylene, oxy gas, plasma arc or a flame is applied for welding, cutting or cleaning, to the surface of metal coated with lead or paint containing more than 1% by dry weight of lead metal; (j) radiator repairs that may cause exposure to lead dust or lead fumes; (k) fire assays if lead, lead compounds or lead alloys are used; (l) hand grinding and finishing lead or alloys containing more than 50% by dry weight of lead; (m) spray painting with lead paint containing more than 1% by dry weight of lead; (n) melting lead metal or alloys containing more than 50% by weight of lead metal if the exposed surface area of the molten material exceeds 0.1 m 2 and the temperature of the molten material does not exceed 450°C; (o) using a power tool, including abrasive blasting and high pressure water jets, to remove a surface coated with paint containing more than 1% by dry weight of lead and handling waste containing lead resulting from the removal; (p) a process that exposes a person to lead dust or lead fumes arising from manufacturing or testing detonators or other explosives that contain lead; (q) a process that exposes a person to lead dust or lead fumes arising from firing weapons at an indoor firing range; (r) foundry processes involving: (i) melting or casting lead alloys containing more than 1% by weight of lead metal in which the temperature of the molten material exceeds 450°C; or (ii) dry machine grinding, discing, buffing or cutting by power tools lead alloys containing more than 1% by weight of lead metal; (s) a process decided by the regulator to be a lead process under regulation 393.

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