Title:
This July 24, 1950 photograph was provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:
This July 24, 1950 photograph was provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The image depicted an employee burning lead in a lead-fabrication shop in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Note that the worker was using personal protective equipment consisting of gloves, coveralls, and eye protection, while at his work station. The man manipulating the ventilator was a U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) employee who at the time was monitoring occupational safety conditions.Workers can be exposed to lead through inhalation of fumes and dusts, as well as through ingestion as a result of lead-contaminated hands, food, drinks, cosmetics, tobacco products, and clothing. Furthermore, workers can take lead home on their clothes, skin, hair, tools, and in their vehicles, potentially exposing their families to this element's harmful health effects.
Creator:
CDC/ Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH
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October 25, 2012