Exposure to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges

This NIOSH Alert presents five case reports that document lead and noise exposures of law enforcement officers and students. The Alert examines firing range operations, exposure assessment and control methods, existing regulations, and exposure standards and guidelines.

Final Document

NIOSH Alert Preventing Occupational Exposure to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges; 4/1/09 [PDF - 839 KB]

Materials Under Evaluation

Draft NIOSH Alert, Preventing Occupational Exposures to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges; 11/01/07 [PDF - 9,510 KB]

Notice of Draft Document Available for Public Comment; 73 FR 20927; 04/17/08 [PDF - 83 KB]

Submissions in Order of Receipt

Submission to the docket from Geiger (OPNAV Safety Liaison Office Code N09FB) - 04/12/08 [PDF - 631 KB]

Submission to the docket from Metcalf (Metcalf Range Consulting ) - 04/22/08 [PDF - 1,003 KB]

Submission to the docket from Burke (Penn State University) - 05/02/08 [PDF - 184 KB]

Submission to the docket from Grady (Washington State Department of Labor & Industries/DOSH) - 05/02/08 [PDF - 217 KB]

Submission to the docket from Cameron (California Department of Justice) - 05/07/08 [PDF - 3,730 KB]

Submission to the docket from Melville (Global Well-being Services) - 05/07/08 [PDF - 202 KB]

Submission to the docket from Sharrow (Anchorage School District) - 05/07/08 [PDF - 161 KB]

Submission to the docket from Veckman (Comprehensive Environmental Assessments) - 05/07/08 [PDF - 154 KB]

Submission to the docket from private person - 05/09/08 [PDF - 459 KB]

Submission to the docket from Mullins (Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center Occupational & Environmental Medicine Directorate (OEM)) - 05/20/08 [PDF - 339 KB]

Submission to the docket from Rabin (Massachusetts Department of Labor) - 05/29/08 [PDF - 251 KB]

Submission to the docket from Greiner (Meggitt Training Systems) - 06/24/08 [PDF - 222 KB]

Submission to the docket from Dozois (Massachusetts Consultation Program) - 06/26/08 [PDF - 405 KB]

Submission to the docket from Woods (Fibertec Industrial Hygiene Services, Inc.) - 06/26/08 [PDF - 230 KB]

Submission to the docket from Bott (Range Ventilation Design, Inc.) - 06/30/08 [PDF - 258 KB]

Submission to the docket from DiBartolomeis (California Department of Public Health) - 06/30/08 [PDF - 2,990 KB]

Submission to the docket from Patterson (National Association of Shooting Ranges) - 06/30/08 [PDF - 2,320 KB]

Submission to the docket from McGlothlin (NGB-ARS) - 12/15/08

NIOSH Response to public comments - 5/12/09 [PDF - 58,010 KB]