(18) The occupier shall appoint a duly qualified medical practitioner, whose name shall be sent to the Inspector of Factories and to the Health Authority. He shall examine the workers at least twice every month with a view to the detection of symptoms of lead poisoning. The occupier shall not employ workers suspected of symptoms of lead poisoning in occupations exposing them to lead or lead compounds until they have completely recovered. Those who appear peculiarly susceptible shall be suspended permanently from work.
(19) The occupier shall keep a book, or make some official responsible for its keeping, recording any change in the personnel employed in lead or lead compounds and as to their state of health. He shall be responsible for the completeness and correctness of the entries except those made by the surgeon.
The remaining regulations as to entries in the Health Register, &c., are similar to those already given in the Regulations for lead smelting works on p. [300].
Use of Lead Colours
(See also pp. [132-4])
As explained on pp. [132-134] use of lead in the painting and varnishing trades frequently causes lead poisoning. This has led to regulations in various countries having for their object partly hygienic measures and partly also limitation of colours containing lead, such as prohibition of the use of lead paints in the interior of buildings or in the painting of public buildings and of ships, &c.
The details of such regulations are seen in the German Imperial Regulations dated June 27, 1905:
Order of the Imperial Chancellor relating to the Processes of Painting, Distempering, Whitewashing, Plastering, or Varnishing. June 27, 1906
I.—Regulations for carrying on the Industries of Painting, Distempering, Whitewashing, Plastering, or Varnishing.
Regulation 1.—In the processes of crushing, blending, mixing, and otherwise preparing white lead, other lead colours, or mixtures thereof with other substances in a dry state, the workers shall not directly handle pigment containing lead, and shall be adequately protected against the dust arising therefrom.