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If you are careful enough not to heat the lead paint to the point where is smokes. I'm not but I wear a mask. It is much better than the alternatives for lead paint because it creates less dust but I'm heating mine until it smokes or burns a little here and there.
I've been exposed to all sorts of dust over time and it will probably have shortened my life but that's part of the game for me. I wouldn't take risks in a house with small children or pets but there are plenty of good working practices regarding lead that will reduce exposure to very very low or negligible levels and this method of stripping lead paint is part of that approach.