Dave
Not an expert here but I'm not sure that The Control of Lead at Work
Regulations 2002 (Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2676) does specifically
excludes soldering.
It does require an assessment of the risk to health created by work
involving lead and many of the measures required by the regs may not apply
to soldering as it doesn't generate a hazardous atmospheric concentration,
but that doesn't mean the regs don't apply.
There may also be a general acceptance by the Heath & Safety Executive that
soldering doesn't give rise to a problem.
Regards
Nick Jolly
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From: MA/NY DDave [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 August 2004 23:44
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] "lead vapors" myth
Hi Indium-Mike, Harvey, IPC LF Listservers,
and Nick too,
<Yes Pb smelting and refining is dangerous and polluting, but as we are in
the electronics manufacturing industry just recall that the UK Control of
lead at work act which has strict provision for control monitoring blood
sampling etc, specifically excludes soldering. >
<Regards , Mike >
Sorry for the delay in my reply.
Mike, the way I read the above is very interesting, and I wonder who in the
UK knows why? HEY MaybE you are wrong and will be greatly relieved!!
I don't think DTI NickJ knows why, yet maybe another agency closely linked
with DTI knows why soldering processes are specifically excluded from UK
worker monitoring. T's a bit weird to me from the U S of A. OK OK Not so
weird, nor different, yet ONE is always hopeful.
Yours in Engineering, Dave
Y i Engr, MA/NY DDave
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