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Employee using PPE while burning lead inside a lead fabrication shop

Employee burning lead inside a lead fabrication shop in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Note that the worker was using personal protective equipment (PPE) consisting of gloves, coveralls, and eye protection. The man manipulating the ventilator was a U.S. Public Health Service employee, who at the time was monitoring occupational safety conditions. (Source: CDC/Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH, 1950. Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Public domain.)