OSHA Proposes $44,000 Fine for Firm Hired to Remove Lead Hazards at Georgia Gun Range

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited FCC Environmental LLC for failing to protect workers at a Glock Inc. gun range from exposure to lead hazards.

The violations found during a July inspection of the facility in Smyrna, Ga., merit $44,000 in penalties, according to a Dec. 30 notice from OSHA.

Glock retained FCC to remove lead from its firing ranges, according to OSHA.

The alleged violations include FCC's failure to certify the facility's workplace hazard assessment or assess initial airborne lead concentrations, and failure to provide a written compliance program to reduce exposures to …