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While a water softener can reduce lead in the water entering the dome, it can <br /> also contribute to the corrosiveness of the water. In homes where lead is a <br /> problem, water softeners should not be connected to pipes leading to the <br /> drinking water taps. <br /> Lead .abatement Worker Safety Guidelines and Regulations <br /> As previously mentioned, performing lead abatement without proper safeguards <br /> can cause severe, permanent ilIness in abatement workers. Safe lead abatement <br /> work involves using methods to prevent lead from getting into the air where it can <br /> be inhaled, and following strict personal hygiene precautions to prevent lead prom <br /> being ingested. <br /> This section will discuss guidelines for protecting the health of any person doing <br /> lead abatement. More detailed information regarding lead in the workplace can be <br /> sound :n Appendix G. <br /> How to ?-event Worker Exposure to Lead Dunng Abatement <br /> i. Understand the ha=rds of lead before beginning any abatement :cork. <br /> Exposure to lead m,av affect eac:-i person differently. Even before svmptoms <br /> appear, lead may cause unseen injury to the body. Duri..g early stages of lead <br /> poisoning, mild symptoms - fay be overlooked as everyday medical <br /> complaints, including: <br /> • Loss of appetite 0 Joint and muscle ac:,es <br /> • Trouble sleeping 0 Metallic taste <br /> • Irritability 0 Deceased sex drive <br /> • Fatigue Lack of concentratic. <br /> • Heada&,e Moodiness <br /> Brief, incense exposure, or prolonged overexposure -nay resui: ;n severe <br /> damage. Sv-rnptems may include: <br /> • Stomach pains & Tremors <br /> • Wrist or root drop 0 Convulsions or seizures <br /> • High blood pressure a Anemia <br /> • Nausea a Constipation or diarr^ea <br /> it is the legai resconsibiliri of emciovers to :,rovide information about the <br /> health `;azards or lead exr;osure cc abatement workers. By law, workers must <br /> �e trained how to work sareiv with toxic substances suc:; as lead 'Caiirornts <br /> and --e-erai Hazard C�rnmu.^..c�tien �t3nC3res;. <br /> Abatement i,.Iideiints <br /> Page - 0'.13 <br />