INDOOR FIRING RANGE LEAD MANAGEMENT
1. Range Owners Provide:
- Safe Facilities that Minimize Pathways and Potential Contact of Lead for Shooters and Workers
(commitment and written Program to implement BMPs) - Access Control and Signs for Range Users ID Pb Risks and Hygiene procedures including:
hand washing, track-out (sticky floor mats) - Restricted Eating and Drinking and Smoking
- HVAC Systems and HEPA Filters
2. Contain Lead in Bullet Traps (various configurations)
- Drums
- Steel Traps
- Buckets
- Granulated Rubber
3. Perform Regular Trap and Range Cleanings
- Remove Bullets from Traps and Recycle
- Vacuum Dust from Surfaces (floors, walls, traps, tiles, shooting areas)
- Change HVAC Filters
4. Range Maintenance Workers Safety Training and Safety Programs
- Corporate Health and Safety Program including lead compliance
- 40-hr HAZWOPER training, Respirator Fit Testing, Medical Monitoring
- OSHA Compliance Audits & Reviews
5. Contain and Control Lead Dust (in Air) During Range Maintenance Work
- Containment of Work Area with Plastic Sheeting
- Contain Wastes in Plastic Bags in drums (filters, wipes, gloves/PPE)
- Negative Air Flow (into work area)
- Utilize Range/Building HVAC, HEPA Filters
- Perform Air/Dust Particulate Monitoring
6. Contain and Control Lead Migration via Water
- Limit Wet Mopping
- Seal Floor Drains
7. Utilize Specialty Equipment for Lead Collection
- Negative air systems w/HEPA Filters
- Lead Dust Vacuums
- Lead Separators
8. Contain and Control Lead on Personnel and Equipment
- Decontamination Zones and Decontamination Procedures
- Controlled Entry/Egress
- Exiting Personnel and Equipment Decontamination Wash/Procedures
- Remove and Dispose of Contaminated PPE
- Personnel Showers Before Leaving Range
9. Contain Wastes and Compliant Disposal
- Filters
- Plastic Sheeting
- Wipes
- Used PPE
- ECOBOND® Treatment renders waste non-hazardous
10. Document Range Maintenance Activities
OUTDOOR FIRING RANGE LEAD MANAGEMENT
1. Range Owners Provide:
- Safe Facilities that Minimize Pathways and Potential Contact of
Lead for Shooters and Workers - MT2 helps to Develop/Maintain Range Environmental
Stewardship Plan (ESP) and Outdoor Firing Range Maintenance - Access Control and Signs for Range Users ID Pb Risks and
Hygiene procedures including: hand washing, mats, etc. - Restricted Eating and Drinking and Smoking
2. Contain Lead in Industry Standard Range Fields, Berms or Bullet
Traps
- NRA Range Source Book
- MT2 Range Assessments
- Other (Berm height, away from water, recoverable media, coverings)
3. Perform Regular Range Cleanings
- Remove Lead Bullets and Shot from Berms, Traps, Range Floors
- Recycle to Licensed facility
- Regular Reclamation
4. Range Maintenance Workers Safety Training and Safety Programs
- Corporate Health and Safety Program including lead compliance
- 40-hr HAZWOPER training, Respirator Fit Testing, Medical Monitoring
- MT2 OSHA compliance audit and reviews
5. Contain and Control Lead Dust (in Air) During Range Maintenance Work
- Location of Work Area (Away from shooters/neighbors)
- Dust control; measure through Air/Dust Particulate Monitoring in Work Zone
and Site Boundaries. - Contain Wastes in Plastic Bags in drums (PPE) and labeled correctly
6. Contain and Control Lead Migration via Surface Water and Groundwater
- Utilize Pads/Liners, Cover Piles
- Erosion Control/SWPPP Measures
- SWPPP Plans & Permits
- Treat Soils utilizing ECOBOND® to reduce Pb Leachability and confirm via
TCLP to < 5.0 mg/l; SPLP to meet groundwater requirements - Restore and Improve Range to Safe Operating Configuration
- Revegetate Area for Erosion Control
7. Utilize Specialty Equipment for Lead Collection to meet target 90% to 95% removal of lead fragments
- Specialty Multi-Tier Screens
- Proprietary Pneumatic and density Separator Units
- Proprietary Vibratory Lead Separator Systems
8. Contain and Control Lead on Personnel and Equipment
- Decontamination Zones and Decontamination Procedures
- Controlled Entry/Egress
- Exiting Personnel and Equipment Decontamination Wash/Procedures
9. Contain Wastes and Compliant Disposal
- Plastic Sheeting/Liners
- Used PPE other Wastes
10. Document Range Maintenance Activities in ESP
