Shooting Range Operator Misses Target on Safety Controls

A shooting range in Emmaus has been cited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing its workers to lead and noise hazards, and may have to pay up to $135,000 in proposed fines. The penalties were high for Higher Ground Tactical LLC largely because nine of the 35 violations it was cited for were classified as willful. The willful violations were for: Failing to implement engineering control to protect workers from exposure to continuous noise that was measured at 326 percent of the permissible daily exposure of 90 decibels. OSHA recommended limiting the amount ...