Lead-Based Paints - Guidelines for the Management of
This Guideline refers to lead notification and suspension levels as specified in the medical guideline “Guidelines for the Medical Surveillance of Lead Workers” (1994). Please note that the Department revised the suspension levels for lead in 2010. Further information can be found here. The Guidelines for the Medical Surveillance of Lead Workers has also been revised.
The lead suspension levels and references to the revised medical surveillance guidelines have been updated in the HTML version of the Guidelines for the Management of Lead-Based Paint. Please note that the pdf version cannot be amended at this time.”
As well as dealing with safe working practices, this guide contains comprehensive information on the health hazards of lead and the statutory responsibilities of people working with it.
Table of Contents
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Lead in Paint
2.3 Hazard Management
3.1 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
3.2 Health Act 1956
3.3 Building Act 2004
3.4 Residential Tenancies Act 1986
3.5 Resource Management Act 1991
3.6 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
3.7 Real Estate Purchase Agreements
4. Responsibilities of Contractors and Employees
4.1 Duties Under the HSE Act
4.2 Duties of Employees
4.3 Lead Management Guidelines for Contractors
5. Responsibilities of Owners and Managers
5.1 Duties
5.2 Lead Management Guidelines for Landlords, Managers and Owners
6. Recommended Working Practices
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Before Working
6.3 Procedures for Paint Removal
6.4 Surface Coating
6.5 Special Precautions for Interior Paintwork
6.6 Special Precautions with Exterior Paintwork
6.7 Protective Clothing
6.8 Personal Hygiene
7. Personal Health Surveillance
7.1 Contractors
7.2 General Public
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Lead in Air (Occupational Exposures)
8.3 Lead in House Dust
8.4 Lead in Soil
9. Sampling, Analysis and Interpretation
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Tests for Lead in Paint
9.3 Lead in House Dust
9.4 Lead in Soil
A1.1 Domestic Paints
A1.2 Other Paints
A1.3 Extent of the Problem
Appendix 2: Health Effects of Lead
A2.1 Uptake and Excretion
A2.2 Lead Poisoning Symptoms
A2.3 Hazard, Exposure and Risk
A2.4 Exposure Routes
A2.5 Children in the Home
A2.6 Adults in the Home
A2.7 Domestic Animals
A2.8 Commercial Painting Contractors
A2.9 Others
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Local Authorities
Regional Councils
Environmental Risk Management Authority
New Zealand (ERMA New Zealand)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
New Zealand Food Safety Authority