Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HETA-81-010-890, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Swanton, Vermont

摘要

In October 1980, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Swanton, Vermont. The request asked assistance in evaluating the effectiveness of existing engineering controls, as well as of a nylon-jacketed ammunition and of nonlead alloy ammunition in lowering lead exposures in their pistol range. On the basis of the data obtained in this investigation, NIOSH has determined that a health health hazard due to lead exposure from the regular and nylon-jacketed ammunition existed, and that the ventilation system was deemed inadequate to control this hazard. No health hazard to the nonlead ammunition was found at the time of this survey. Recommendations for correcting these hazards are provided in the body of the full report.