Lead Work Notification

Lead-Work Pre-Job Notification

Employers are required to inform the nearest Cal/OSHA District Office in writing using the Lead‑work Pre‑job Notification form, at least 24 hours before the start of work that involves lead-containing materials, as follows:

  • As required by subsection (p)(1) to (p)(4) of T8 CCR 1532.1.
  • For tasks listed in subsection (d)(2) of T8 CCR 1532.1.
  • Sent by either of the following methods:
    • Letter
    • Fax
    • Email
    • Phone call with a follow-up in writing (within 24 hours)
      • When an employer intends to initiate unforeseen lead-work on an urgent basis within 24 hours, the notification requirement may be met by giving telephone notice to Cal/OSHA at any time prior to commencement of the work, followed by written notification sent or mailed within 24 hours of telephoning Cal/OSHA.

No notification is needed if:

  • Disturbance is under 100 square or 100 linear feet of lead-containing materials
  • Torch cutting or welding tasks last less than 1 hour per shift.
  • If lead content is under 0.5% by weight, 5,000 parts per million (ppm) by weight, or 1.0 mg/cm2.

Written notification must include:

  • Employer's name and contact info
  • Job location
  • Specific site of lead work
  • Start date
  • Completion date or duration of work
  • Number of workers planned to do the lead work
  • Structure type
  • Lead material quantity
  • Lead work description and practices
  • Work supervisor
  • Lead content in materials (if known)

Employers must update Cal/OSHA before or upon adoption of any changes to the:

  • Work starting date,
  • Surface area to be disturbed, or
  • Type of lead-related work performed
  • Work practices to be utilized

For an employer conducting ongoing, lead-related operations and maintenance work on stationary steel structures, the employer needs to notify Cal/OSHA:

  • Once for each structure
    • if the duration of the operations and maintenance work is less than one year.
  • At least once per year with a supplemental written notification updating all of the information required by subsection (p)(2) for each structure.
    • If the duration of the work is more than one year

November 2024