SMYRNA, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited an environmental company for nine health violations following an inspection at the Glock Inc. gun range in Smyrna. The company was contracted by Glock to remove lead from its firing ranges. OSHA initiated the July inspection as part of the agency’s national emphasis program on lead and has proposed $44,000 in penalties. “[The company] failed to take the necessary steps to protect workers against a potentially significant health hazard,” said Christi Griffin, director of OSHA’s Atlanta West Area Office. “Exposure to lead can damage the blood-forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems. Even short-term exposure can have damaging consequences. The employer must take action to implement and ensure proper safeguards are in place where workers may be exposed to lead.”
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