Which area does OSHA regulate with respect to lead?

• A. Regulates consumer exposure to lead
• B. Regulates adult occupational exposures to lead
• C. Regulates lead in drinking water
• D. Regulates environmental emissions of lead

Answer: (B)

OSHA focuses on safety in the workplace. When lead appears in a job, OSHA regulates the level to which adult workers can be exposed and the controls needed to limit that exposure. This means setting a permissible exposure limit, requiring exposure assessments, engineering controls and work practices, medical surveillance for exposed workers, training, and recordkeeping. The other areas—consumer exposure, lead in drinking water, and environmental emissions—fall under EPA, FDA, or CPSC rather than OSHA.