Indoor firing ranges can be a wonderful additional feature of your gun range, whether as a compliment to an outdoor range or a standalone site. However, the proper handling and disposal of lead is one of the most important things to consider, if not the most important. Furthermore, as an indoor range, lead maintenance […]
Indoor Firing Range Lead Cleaning and the Health Risks of Lead Poisoning
Each day many people breathe an extremely harmful poison into their bodies without fully realizing what they have inhaled. In recent decades we have learned just how dangerous lead poisoning is for children and adults alike. Lead is present in especially large quantities at firing ranges, especially cleaning lead at indoor firing ranges where […]
Indoor Firing Range Cleaning | Pre-Cleaning Strategies for Indoor Gun Ranges
Focusing on cleaning procedures and adhering to regulations is important, but thinking ahead by adopting methods or designs while following procedures may serve to keep the range cleaner during the periods between professional indoor firing range lead remediation work. With the health risks of lead poisoning, all efforts to reduce any chance of an […]
The Basics of the Granulated Rubber Trap and Indoor Firing Range Lead Cleaning
Many gun enthusiasts use indoor ranges to practice, yet they often have no understanding on how their bullets are safely stopped and how the methods of indoor lead retrieval are utilized. One of the most efficient and health conscious methods of retrieval is with the use of granulated rubber lead trap. This is […]
Indoor Firing Range Cleaning: A Future Nightmare for Cities
Instead of looking back when evaluating firing ranges, looking at what presently is happening is a more accurate approach to what tomorrow looks like. Failure to hold firing ranges to strict standards of compliance has served to hurt many communities for having committed this mistake. Learning the hard way, cities now know a crystal […]
Indoor Gun Range Cleaning: The Ricochet of a Health & Safety Plan (HASP) for Clean-up of Firing Ranges
When most people hear the word ricochet within an indoor firing range, what is the most likely scenario that comes to mind? Many may think the concrete flooring or metal roofing could send a ricochet back at you. But what about the lead fragments building up within the containment walls that are forming their […]
Granulated Rubber Trap Lead Cleaning is a Single Step in Potentially Preventing Lawsuits for Indoor Firing Range Owners
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 […]
