LOS ANGELES - On November 1, Cal-OSHA initiated a special emphasis program for lead in construction work, viewing such work as high hazard. According to guidelines that have been prepared, "the primary focus will be construction activities involving steel structures, e.g., where workers are exposed to lead during abrasive blasting, sanding, cutting, burning, welding, painting, and the like, of steel structures coated with lead contaminated paints, or during any other disturbance of lead-containing mater
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