Reducing exposure to lead and noise at indoor firing ranges

Afanuh, Susan; Kardous, Chucri A.

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Reducing exposure to lead and noise at indoor firing ranges

January 2010
By Afanuh, Susan ; Kardous, Chucri A.
Series: DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2010-113

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Applied Research and Technology. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Education and Information Division.

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"Workers and users of indoor firing ranges may be exposed to hazardous levels of lead and noise. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends steps for workers and employers to reduce exposures. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 1 million Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers work in the United States [DOJ 2004]. They are required to train regularly in the use of firearms. Indoor firing ranges are often used because of their controlled conditions (see Figure 1). In addition to workers, more than 20 million active target shooters practice at indoor firing ranges. Law enforcement officers may be exposed to high levels of lead and noise at indoor firing ranges. NIOSH estimates that 16,000 to 18,000 firing ranges operate in the United States. Several studies of firing ranges have shown that exposure to lead and noise can cause health problems associated with lead exposure and hearing loss, particularly among employees and instructors. Lead exposure occurs mainly through inhalation of lead fumes or ingestion (e.g., eating or drinking with contaminated hands)."- NIOSHTIC-2
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"This document was prepared by Chucri A. Kardous (Division of Applied Research and Technology) and Susan Afanuh (Education and Information Division), NIOSH." - acknowledgements
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Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced/prevention & Control Lead Poisoning Noise, Occupational Occupational Exposure
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DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2010-113 ; Workplace solutions

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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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