This special group require regular monitoring of their lead levels either by urine or blood levels.
Industries involving lead exposure include:lead smelting, refining, alloying and casting;■lead-acid battery manufacture and breaking;■manufacturing lead compounds;■manufacturing leaded-glass;■manufacturing and using pigments, colours andceramic glazes;■working with metallic lead and alloys containinglead, for example soldering;■some painting of buildings; some spray-painting of vehicles;■blast removal and burning of old lead paint;■stripping of old lead paint from doors, windowsetc;■hot cutting in demolition and dismantling operations