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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldbloke View Post
    Nonsense. You watch too much woke TV. If that was the case Lead would be banned and we wouldn't be digging it up. lead acid batteries, lead dive weights, lead fishing sinkers, none of them would exist.

    Dont know about NZ, but workers/employees in AU are considered safe and healthy with low levels of lead in their blood. Regular testing is required. At a trigger point workers are removed from potential exposure for a few months until their lead blood levels return to normal Note, no medical intervention is required. The body removes the lead naturally.

    These are full time workers exposed to lead daily. Yes, they are required to, follow procedures, wear PPE, use mechanical equipment such as extraction systems to reduce exposure. But none the less many have low levels of lead in the blood almost constantly.

    Lead exposure is easy to manage. Young children are a different matter.

    A large part of the problem is people repeating that nonsense on the www without checking the facts or having any knowledge on the matter.

    And I'll add, similar nonsense is spruked about CO. Yes, It can be dangerous, but is exceptionally easy to manage.

    I think its about time society in general, especially politicians are educated to understand that life is full of risks. Nothing is 100% safe. The exposure of lead should be very low on their list of priorities.
    I don't know about here, but in the UK when I was working with Pb we were tested regularly, and moved to another line (and given a re-education) if our blood levels climbed. Just like you have explained.

    Non the less I found the RNZ piece an interesting read.

 

 

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