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Cal/OSHA Advances Tighter Lead-Exposure Limit After Deadline Compromise


August 7, 2019 at 02:37 PM
Cal/OSHA is continuing to advance its proposal to set a much more stringent airborne lead exposure limit for construction and other workers, following a compromise among state lawmakers to set a Sept. 30, 2020, deadline for the agency’s standards board to adopt the new risk level.

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