Provisions the documents cite: regs 5, 6, 10; ACOP L132
What it requires
Lead at work is OUTSIDE COSHH — COSHH expressly excludes lead, asbestos and radioactive substances. CLAW brings assessment, air monitoring, blood-lead medical surveillance and action/suspension levels. HSE CIS79 records that lead pigments were not removed from commonly used paints until the early 1980s.
The instrument itself: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2676. The summary above is our plain-English reading, not the text of the instrument — always work from the source.
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COSHH substance assessments
Demolition & Strip-Out topic RAMS
Lead Paint RAMS
Occupational health
Painting & Decorating RAMS
- External Decoration at Height
- Internal Decoration — New Surfaces
- Intumescent Coating Application
- Redecoration of Existing Surfaces
- Solvent-Based Finishes to Joinery
- Spray Application — Internal