@article {Mason:December 2005:0962-7480:631,
	author = "Mason, Howard",
	author = "Gallagher, Frank",
	author = "Sen, Dil",
	title = "Window renovation and exposure to leadan observational study",
	journal = "Occupational Medicine",
	volume = "55",
	year = "December 2005",
	abstract = "<B>Background</B> Renovation of windows in old houses has recently established itself as an industry. A recognizable occupational lead exposure exists, which has not been studied previously.<P></P><B>Aim</B> To compare lead exposure amongst window renovators with other groups of lead-exposed workers.<P></P><B>Methods</B> Using blood lead results measured at the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), Sheffield, comparisons were made between three cohorts: window renovation workers, all male workers monitored by HSL during the period 1999&#8211;2001 and 63 male subjects involved in chemical paint-stripping of wood.<P></P><B>Results</B> Both the window renovation and the wood-stripping cohorts show significantly higher blood lead distributions than the &#8216;all workers&#8217; cohort (<I>P</I> &#60; 0.001). A similar pattern was also found for comparison of the prevalence of subjects above the UK suspension level of 60 &#956;g/dl (2.89 &#956;M) (window renovation, <I>P</I> &#60; 0.001; wood-stripping, <I>P</I> &#60; 0.0001). Blood lead results at or above the suspension level in wood-strippers were significantly higher compared to window renovators (<I>P</I> &#61; 0.034).<P></P><B>Conclusion</B> Window renovation is shown to present a potential for significant lead exposure, and suspension from work under The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002. Two groups of risk factors predominate: the well-documented potential for release of lead from old paint, and the peripatetic nature of the work.",
	pages = "631-634(4)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oup/occmed/2005/00000055/00000008/art00631"
	doi = "doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi159"
}