Indoor Firing Ranges
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Overview
Indoor firing ranges are popular among law enforcement and recreational shooters because they offer protection from inclement weather conditions and can be operated around the clock under controlled environmental conditions. However, many firing range facilities lack environmental and occupational controls to protect the health of shooters and range personnel from effects of airborne lead, noise, and other potential exposures.
This page provides links to information about the evaluation, measurement, and control of noise and airborne lead exposures at indoor firing ranges.
Spotlights
- Follow us @NIOSH_FirRanges on Twitter
- Indoor Firing Ranges and Elevated Blood Lead Levels — United States, 2002–2013
- OSHA cites Henry RAC Holding Corp, a small arms manufacturer, $72,000 for exposing workers to lead and noise
- OSHA cites Illinois Gun Works $111,000 for exposing workers to noise and lead
Contact Us
- NIOSH Toll-Free Information Inquiry Service
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
Outside the U.S. 513-533-8328
Email: NIOSH Firing Range
1-888-232-6348 TTY
In English, en Espanol
24 Hours/Day, 7 Days/Week - Email NIOSH with your questions or concerns on exposures to lead and noise at indoor firing ranges
This is an occupational safety and health information service
and not a hotline for medical emergencies.
- Page last reviewed: August 15, 2013
- Page last updated: August 29, 2014
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Applied Research and Technology