Always load bullets in a ventilated area. Do not load bullets in the home or in areas where children frequent. Do not allow children into the bullet loading area. Keep the bullet loading area clean by using detergent. However, the range owner should reduce the lead exposure to both employees and shooters to as low a level as possible.
Instructors are especially at risk because they spend more time on the firing range.
The range instructor has the greatest potential long-term exposure to lead. A separate booth, with its own tempered and filtered air supply can be installed in the range. The construction will not reduce lead exposures to other range users, but it will reduce the range instructor's lead exposure. An effective ventilation system produces a smooth airflow pattern. Poorly designed ventilation systems produce eddies and recirculation that can carry fumes and dusts emitted from weapons to the area behind the firing line.