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Lead Paint Assessments in CDM Health and Safety File

Under CDM regulations, the Health and Safety File created and maintained by the Principal Designer should contain an assessment of hazardous materials – including lead paints and special coatings.

Medical Surveillance Under CLAW Regulations

Under the Control of Lead At Work (CLAW) regulations, employers are required to monitor and control potential lead exposure to workers. This includes construction workers and painters and decorators.

Hidden Layers of Lead Paint

Although lead has been banned from use in paints in the UK for many years, it can still often be found in lower layers of paint.

Blood Lead Levels

Whilst still a member state of the European Union, the UK is required to implement blood lead level limits that are at least as rigorous as agreed in Directive 98/24/EC Surveillance.

Lead Poisoning Symptoms

Early signs of lead poisoning in adults are often non-specific including: depression, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea, muscle pain, fatigue, malaise, decreased libido and insomnia.

Lead Poisoning Symptoms

Early signs of lead poisoning in adults are often non-specific including: depression, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea, muscle pain, fatigue, malaise, decreased libido and insomnia.

Advanced stages can include kidney damage, nerve and brain damage, and infertility.

In stages of pregnancy, a baby is at greater risk of being premature or with a low birth weight.

Children with lead poisoning are likely to suffer permanent intellectual disability. Because their bodies are constantly growing and developing, children absorb lead at a faster rate than adults and are more prone to ingesting and inhaling dust contaminated with lead, particularly when learning to crawl or walk.

Lead Poisoning Symptoms

Paint Toxicity and Risk

An in depth article on paint toxicity and risk assessment, written by us for The Building Conservation Directory 2018.