To be served a lawsuit stands at the top of most business owners’ nightmares. Alerted by the recent influx of lawsuits against firing ranges, many owners have begun to feel nervous. Owners are anxious to stop litigation over lead poisoning contracted by others who frequent their firing ranges, knowing it is a foreseeable injury. […]
The Importance of Indoor Firing Range Cleaning and Maintaining Air Ventilation Systems
Indoor gun ranges are increasing in popularity and it means that for some ranges, improving how they deal with OSHA violations, such as high levels of lead, are a necessity. So with fines being given at hundreds of thousands of dollars a pop, here is a quick way to crack down on what exactly […]
Indoor Firing Range Cleaning May Prevent Private Lawsuits and Governmental Fines
The past health controversies and medical findings regarding lead in products used by humans raise cautionary hackles on the back of the neck at the mere mention of the word. Society has nearly eliminated its use, from the gasoline we put in our cars and the paint we use to cover our walls. Exposure […]
The Choice of a Firing Range Lead Reclamation Contractor Could Potentially Expose the Range to EPA Hazardous Waste Fines up to $50,000 per DAY and Potential Criminal Charges.
Arvada, Colorado June 8, 2016 source The Environmental Daily Advisor reported that there are 7 RCRA Violations That Can Send a Range Owner to Jail and the #1 reason is one that should cause major concern. If the contractor chosen “transports hazardous waste to a non-permitted facility,” the range is held responsible. The range manager […]
Ohio Seeks EPA Assistance to Clean up Former Shooting Range
Ohio officials are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for federal aid to help them clean up a public park in Miami Township. Layer Park remains closed after environmental officials found unacceptably high levels of lead in the soil. The Ohio EPA had performed tests of the park’s soil in 2013, but not until earlier this year […]
Using a Granulated Rubber Trap Indoor Gun Range Lead Cleanup Contractor
You Can’t Afford to Skimp on Indoor Firing Range Cleaning | Indoor Gun Range Lead Cleanup
When people talk about safety at indoor firing ranges, they are usually focused on the weapons. Range operators and their employees, however, should be just as concerned about lead exposure. Decades after the United States outlawed the use of lead paint, lead contamination remains an environmental and social concern. It is a concern that gun […]
Costly Risks of Hiring Small-Scale Lead Shot Reclamation Salvagers for Your Gun Range
In Mexico, people smelt range lead and wheel weights in the backyard, with no protective gear of any kind. The New York Times recently commented on crude lead extraction methods employed in impoverished Mexican neighborhoods where people have no idea how easily lead contamination spreads. With recent media focus on lead poisoning, no range owner can […]
The importance of a Health & Safety Plan (HASP) for Lead Clean-up of Firing Ranges
A cleanup is taking place in Washington state after 2 acres of soil in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest were found to be contaminated with lead. The source of this contamination is what was formerly a trap shooting range. According to The Spokesman-Review, the cleanup of these 2 acres is estimated to cost $780,000. This […]
Waste Management Requirements for Firing Ranges | Best Practices for Gun Range Lead Removal
You may think that the job is done when your contractor rolls off of your property and tells you they will handle the lead and lead-waste… but as a matter of fact, you could be facing a painful EPA investigation by taking their word for it. Lead contaminated soil and waste (paper, PPE, filters, […]
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