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OSHA requirements of Lead Paint sampling?
I was looking around the OSHA regulations for Maritime industries, regarding found lead in existing paint where abatement/hotwork was to be performed.
What I think is happening is my Management had paint samples taken, it was found to contain lead... THEN KEPT IT A SECRET and told the employees to get to work, so as to avoid any disruption or delays to production schedules with all those "inconvenient" Lead requirements and precautions.
What makes me think this is that we were told "no lead, its fine", proceeded to work, and some other company stopped us in alarm a few weeks later when they saw us working in there, telling us "we had this tested for lead, and its HOT!".
So.. it seems my employer was _knowingly_ exposing us to lead.
What can I do about this? What recourse is available to me? Is it required that employees to do the work be informed of the test results? Can I demand to see the results for myself?
Just how much trouble will my employer be in if this is found to be the case?
2 Answers
- SOT3Lv 69 years ago
Yes, you can report it to OSHA. Yes they should have revealed any test results and it should have been tested. Will they get in trouble if they are reported. Doubtful. They will claim "stupid" and be told not to do it again with maybe a small fine. It is only when you repeat violations that OSHA gets tough. Now if your employer finds out, could you be fired down the road, yes. They may not fire you for this, but they can find something. It is a risk. To report to OSHA see the reference.
