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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
394Meaning of lead risk work
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394 Meaning of lead risk work
lead risk work means work carried out in a lead process that is
likely to cause the blood lead level of a worker carrying out the work
to exceed:
(a) during the transitional period:
(i) for a female of reproductive capacity –
10 μg/dL (0.48 μmol/L); or
(ii) in any other case – 30 μg/dL (1.45 μmol/L); or
(b) after the transitional period:
(i) for a female of reproductive capacity – 5 μg/dL
(0.24 μmol/L); or
(ii) in any other case – 20 μg/dL (0.97 μmol/L).