Preventing Lead Exposure at Indoor Shooting Ranges

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  North Carolina. Department of Health and Human Services
• Description:
  The local indoor shooting range is a safe venue for recreational shooting practice and an important training center for peacekeeping personnel such as law enforcement and the military. If you use or work at an indoor shooting range, you are probably exposed to airborne lead created when using lead ammunition. Once lead enters the body, it is known to cause harmful health effects and there is no safe level of blood lead for humans. Family members are also at risk. Lead dust that settles on the hair, skin, clothing or shoes can accidentally be brought home and expose children and other family members. The developing brains of children are especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead. Lead poisoning is preventable. It is important to understand the sources of lead in the shooting range and to know ways to protect yourself and your family. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lead Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood Lead Levels Firearms Preventive Measures Take-home Toxins
• Publisher:
  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067495
• Citation:
  Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2019 Feb; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Preventing lead exposure at indoor shooting ranges
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75189bc6b796f8a7019554d64ab467abaa93ac95912c0777e2ada555fa517211ae5ebb2ee9cb3cb91f9f92192183ab1d27ec98686d390b4c33c40a34094451cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231011/cdc_231011_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB ]