Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Job Task Name	Smelt or cast lead
Comments	Lead poisoning; Cadmium poisoning; Arsenic poisoning (lead smelting); Sources of lead exposure include: lead production; scrap metal recycling, refining lead, melting lead, pouring lead, and fire assays of ore samples containing lead (gold ores).
Job Task Category	Smelting or Casting Metal
Exposed To	Metals
Diseases	Diseases associated with this job task: Acute tubular necrosis Arsenic, chronic toxic effect Cadmium, chronic toxic effect Chronic renal failure Infertility, male Lead, subacute toxic effect Neuropathy, toxic
Jobs	Jobs associated with this job task: Materials Engineers Materials Scientists Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders Pourers and Casters, Metal
Industries	Industries associated with this job task: Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting) Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing Gold Ore Mining Iron and Steel Mills Iron Foundries Lead Ore and Zinc Ore Mining METAL ORE MINING Nonferrous (except Aluminum) Die-Casting Foundries Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing Other Nonferrous Foundries (except Die-Casting) Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Steel Foundries (except Investment) Steel Investment Foundries