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MARCOR OSH PROGRAM MANUALCHAPTER 16LEAD SAFETY PROGRAM16000. DISCUSSION1. This chapter establishes the procedures and requirements fora lead safety program to control personnel exposures to leadhazards. It provides precautionary measures and healthpractices to be used for lead removal projects. It alsodescribes compliance programs that include engineering and workpractices controls (including administrative controls) to reduceand maintain personnel exposure to lead below the PermissibleExposure Limit (PEL) as defined in 29 CFR 1910.1025, Lead; and29 CFR 1926.62, Lead.2. Provisions of this chapter apply to industrial andconstruction activities performed by all military and civilianpersonnel aboard Marine Corps installations or units. Theseprovisions apply to lead operations conducted in or on MarineCorps buildings, grounds, and structures.3. The intent of the Lead Safety Program is to prevent leadpoisoning and related injuries during the use, handling, removaland melting of materials containing lead at installations orunits. The goal is to reduce potential and actual leadexposures to levels as low as reasonably achievable.16001. BACKGROUND1. Lead, as used in this chapter, means metallic lead, allinorganic lead compounds, and organic lead soaps. All organiclead compounds are excluded. The abundance, low melting point,high molecular weight, high density and malleability of leadmake it a useful structural material. When added to resins,grease, or rubber, lead compounds act as antioxidants (inhibitreactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides). Common uses forlead and lead compounds include ballast, radiation shielding,ammunition, paint filler and hardener, rubber antioxidant, anacoustical insulation component, solder for electrical16-3