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List of
countries and territories
Argentina
www.msal.gov.ar/
Ministerio de Salud Argentina (Argentinian Ministry of Health) 51
for plomo
Australia Federal
Government
Safe
Work Australia (SWA) is a
partnership of governments, employers and employees.
National
Standard for the Control of
Inorganic Lead at Work" and "National Code of Practice for the Control and Safe Use of Inorganic Lead at Work"
Safe Work
Australia has 15 members, including an independent Chair, nine
members representing the Commonwealth and each State and
Territory, two members representing the interests of workers, two
representing the interests of employers and the CEO of Safe Work
Australia. Together, the members and agency staff will work to
improve occupational health and safety (OHS) outcomes and
workers’ compensation arrangements across Australia.
Safe
Work Australia Hazardous chemicals Workplace hazardous chemicals are substances,
mixtures and articles used in the workplace that can be classified according to
their health and physicochemical hazards. Health hazards are hazards like skin
irritants, carcinogens or respiratory sensitisers that have an adverse effect on
a worker’s health as a result of direct contact with or exposure to the
chemical, usually through inhalation, skin contact or ingestion. Physicochemical
hazards generally result from the physical or chemical properties, like
flammable, corrosive, oxidising or explosive substances.
Environment
Australia Links to lead information
and fact sheets or see links below.
Lead Brochures and fact sheets
National
Phase Out of Leaded Petrol
- Some Questions and Answers (order
printed copy)
Lead Alert Fact Sheets:
Lead
(Pb) - 2005
Lead
in Autopaints -
2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead in Ceramics
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead in House Paint
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead in Marine Paints
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead in Pottery
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead in Stained Glass
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead and the Environment
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead and Your Health
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead in Recreational Activities
- 2000 (order
printed copy)
Lead
Alert: The six step guide to painting your home (PDF - 1.3 MB) Order
printed copy
Lead Alert: The six step guide to painting your home (DOC - 150 KB) Order
printed copy
MS doc
Heritage
Grant Programs and Funding The major
sources of Australian Government funding for activities that
benefit Australia's heritage are: Competitive programs under
which eligible parties can apply for their project to be
considered as part of a formal funding round; and Discretionary,
ad hoc or non-competitive grants under which funds are approved
by the Minister.
National
Pollutant Inventory Substances The NPI
contains data on 93 substances that have been identified as important due to
their possible effect on human health and the environment. The data comes from
facilities like mines, power stations and factories, and from other sources,
such as households and transport.
The NPI
is tracking emissions of substances to air, land and water, and the transfer of
substances, on-site or off-site, to a mandatory or voluntary reporting
destination. Substance
list and thresholds; Substance
fact sheets
Australian
consumer products recalled due to lead hazards can be located
with difficulty at www.recalls.gov.au
(there are no photos) and see www.lead.org.au/lanv7n4/L74-1.html where
we are putting the Australian recalls for lead
together on one page.
Australia States
DECC
Department
of Environment and Climate Change is the leading NSW
public sector organisation responsible for environment
protection. (2008 has removed most lead poisoning
information)
Lead
Reference Centre - Leadsafe Publications Site developed by
the Lead Reference Centre to support and supplement NSW
education and training efforts including the NSW ‘Living
Safely with Lead’ campaign. (No longer active - Site
available from web.archive.org)
WorkCover NSW
WorkCover NSW manages the State's workplace safety, injury
management, and workers compensation systems. Guidance
Note For Ceiling Dusts Containing Lead - Lead
Risk Work Notification Form - Lead Risk Work Notifications Guideline
WorkCover
NSW Publications
NSW Heritage Office
Provides specialist advice to the Minister for Urban Affairs and
Planning, the Heritage Council and the wider community about the
management of heritage across the State of New South Wales.
NSW
Council Websites Links to New South Wales Local Government
Websites
Other
Australian states & Northern Territory council websites Links to other Australian states and Northern
Territory Local Government Websites
Paint
Film Components
National Environmental Health Forum
Monographs General Series No. 2 - by Mike van Alphen. Copyright
© 1998. Copyright in this publication is assigned to the
Department of Human Services on the basis of an agreement with
Mike van Alphen.
WorkSafe
Victoria WorkSafe Victoria is working with the community to
deliver outstanding workplace safety, together with quality care
and insurance protection to employers and workers.
EPA Victoria The
Environment Protection Authority is a statutory body established
under an Act of the Victorian Parliament in response to
community concern about pollution.
Queensland Dept of
Employment & Industrial Relations Includes links to WorkCover and
Workplace Health and Safety
Environment
Protection Authority (EPA) South Australia, South
Australia's primary environmental regulator, responsible for the
protection of air and water quality, and control of pollution,
waste, noise and radiation. The SA EPA administers the Environment
Protection Act and Radiation Protection and Control Act. SA
EPA also monitors air lead levels in Port Pirie, the town of the
world's largest lead smelter and also monitored air lead levels
in the state capital city Adelaide up until June 2003.
The Department
of Health South Australia
SA Health aims to ensure healthier, longer and better lives for
all South Australians through a comprehensive and sustainable
health system. SA Health works to achieve these aims by
strengthening primary health care, enhancing hospital care,
reforming mental health care and improving the health of
Aboriginal people.
Environmental
Health Tasmania
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/48364/Exec_Summary_PT_report_final.pdf
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/48363/Priestly_final_report_minus_identifiers.pdf
Inquiry
Into The Cause And Extent Of Lead Pollution In The Esperance Area by The
Education And Health Standing Committee, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia, 6th
September 2007.
Report on Lead Isotopic Analyses of Samples
Associated with the Esperance Lead Investigation. Report prepared for
Western Australia Department of Health by Access Macquarie Limited Professor
Brian Gulson & Michael Korsch, CSIRO Division of Petroleum Resources.
Belize
www.health.gov.bz/
Belize Health Ministry - 0 "lead poisoning"
Bolivia
www.sns.gov.bo/
Ministerio de Salud y Deportes, Bolivia ( Bolivian Ministery for
Sports and Health) 2 plomo
Brazil
www.saude.gov.br/
Ministério de Saúde, Brasil [Ministerio
de Salud, Brasil], [Health Ministry, Brazil] - 3 plomo
Canada
Canadian
Wildlife Service Environment Canada Publications related to
Fish Lead Free. When you get to the page, search for Fish Lead Free and
several publications links will come up including Fish Lead Free which you
can order to be posted or emailed to you. This excellent brochure
includes: Where to find lead-free
alternatives - Manufacturers of lead-free fishing tackle; it contains a
list of suppliers of lead free tackle in Canada, USA, UK & Sweden.
There are a wide variety of non-toxic alternatives to lead fishing sinkers
and jigs, including bismuth, clay, steel, tin, glass, tungsten beads and
putty. Ask your local fishing supply retailer to stock these lead-free
alternatives.
Chile
www.minsal.cl/juridico/
Ministerio de Salud Chileno (Chilean Ministry of Health) 54 plomo
China, People’s
Republic of
Ministry
of Environmental Protection, China
Colombia
www.minambiente.gov.co/
Ministerio Colombiano de Vivienda y Medio Ambiente [ Colombian Ministry of
Housing and Environment ] - 252 for Plomo.
www.minproteccionsocial.gov.co/
Ministerio Colombiano para la Protección
Social[ Colombian Ministry for Social Protection ] - 109 for Plomo.
Costa Rica
www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/
Ministerio de Salud, Costa Rica [Health Ministry, Costa Rica] - 31 for
Plomo.
Cuba
www.sld.cu/
Ministerio de Salud Cubano (Cuban Ministry of Health) 225 for plomo.
Dominican Republic
www.minsa.gob.pa/
Ministerio de Salud República
Dominicana ( Ministry of Health) 64 for plomo.
Ecuador
www.msp.gov.ec/
Ministerio para la Salud Pública,
Ecuador [ Ecuatorian Ministry for Public Health] - 3 for Plomo
El Salvador
www.mspas.gob.sv/
Ministerio de Salud el Salvador [Salvatorian Ministry of Health] - 22 for
plomo.
Guatemala
www.mspas.gob.gt/
Ministerio de Salud, Guatemala [Guatemalan Ministry of Health] - 5 for
plomo
Honduras
www.salud.gob.hn/
Ministerio de Salud, Honduras [Health Ministry, Honduras] -2 for plomo.
México
www.salud.gob.mx/
Secretaria de Salud, México [Mexican
Secretary of Health] - 342 for plomo.
Nicaragua
www.minsa.gob.ni/
Ministerio de Salud, Nicaragua [Nicaraguan Ministry of Health] - 145 for
plomo.
Panama
www.minsa.gob.pa/
Ministerio Salud Panama [Ministry of Health, Panama] - 64 for plomo.
Paraguay
www.mspbs.gov.py/
Ministerio de Salud Paraguay (Paraguayan Ministry of Health) 2 for plomo.
Peru
www.minsa.gob.pe/
Ministerio de Salud, Peru [Peruvian Ministry of Health] - 472 for plomo.
Spain
- www.msps.es/
Ministerio de Salud Español (Spanish Ministry of Health) 101 for plomo.
United Kingdom
Health and Safety Executive UK. Control
of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) This website provides practical
advice and Guidance on the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
2002. You can find information on what the law requires, advice on completing
COSHH assessments. Working
with substances hazardous to health
United States of America - Federal
Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
In 1991, the Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control was established by HUD in
order to bring together health and housing professionals in a
concerted effort to eliminate lead-based paint hazards in
America's privately-owned and low-income housing. The OHHLC is
unique among federal agencies dealing with lead-hazards, as the
Office is staffed to bring lead health science to bear directly
upon America's housing.
United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lead in
Paint, Dust, and Soil includes , , , , Nutrition
& lead. Technical
Studies, Training
& Certification, Other
Lead Links, EPA
Regions.
Agency
For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQsTM
for Lead
Case
Studies in Environmental Medicine: Lead Toxicity (ATSDR)
Impact
Of Lead Contaminated Soil On Public Health (ATSDR) ATSDR's
functions include public health assessments of waste sites,
health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances,
health surveillance and registries, response to emergency
releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of
public health assessments, information development and
dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous
substances
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Managing
Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Recommendations
from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention March 2002 download htm or pdf files,
or to obtain a printed copy, call (toll-free USA) 1-888-232-6789
What Do
Parents Need to Know to Protect Their Children? Includes New!
Highlights. Protecting children from exposure to lead is
important to lifelong good health. No safe blood lead level in children
has been identified. Even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to
affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement. And
effects of lead exposure cannot be corrected.
The most important step
parents, doctors, and others can take is to prevent lead
exposure before it occurs.
CDC
NIOSH Lead (Occupational Exposure)
Centers
for Disease Control CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Program
lead
hazard recalls The Centers for Disease
Control have put all the products recalled in the US for
lead hazards since 2004 on one page (approximately 80
different products) and also lists the products
by categories (toys, crafts, clothing, office equipment etc.)
MMWR The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. A CDC weekly
scientific publication containing data and reports on specific
health and safety topics.
MEDLINEplus
with numerous links on lead poisoning and information on over
500 diseases and conditions from the world's
largest medical library, the National
Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers
alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and
up to date.
United
States of America - States
City/County
of San Francisco
The San Francisco Department of Public
Healths Childhood Environmental Prevention Program is dedicated
to eradicating lead hazards in an effort to eliminate childhood
lead poisoning
California Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB) a childrens
environmental health program offering multi-layered solutions to
this complex problem.
California
Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) The
Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (OLPPP) of the
Occupational Health Branch provides information and services
designed to prevent and control lead poisoning in California
workplaces. Our activities are directed towards workers, unions,
employers, industry groups, health professionals and the general
public.
The Oregon Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program has a list of products that have been
recalled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
because of lead hazards. They post the items on the list as soon
as they receive the alert from CPSC. The list including
photos of every item in the recalls.
The Oregon Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program has a list of products that have been
recalled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
because of lead hazards. They post the items on the list as soon
as they receive the alert from CPSC. The list including
photos of every item in the recalls.
Washington
State Tests for Lead Poisoning.
Lead in the human body can be measured in blood, urine, bones,
teeth, or hair. The most frequent test is to measure the blood
lead level (BLL). Measuring an individual's blood lead level (BLL)
can detect lead poisoning in adults or children. Red blood cells
increase erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) when blood lead is high.
Uruguay
www.msp.gub.uy/
Ministerio de Salud Uruguay (Uruguayan Ministry of Health) 27 for plomo
Venezuela
www.mpps.gob.ve/
Ministerio para el Poder Popular para la Salud, Venezuela [Venezuelan
Ministry of Popular Power for Health] - 6 for plomo.
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