Air Filtration Solutions for Firing Ranges
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Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
References, credits
Lead Exposure at an Indoor Firing Range - NIOSH
Lead Exposure & Design Considerations for Indoor Firing RAnges - NIOSH
Standards - 29 CFR - OSHA Regulations
On Target With Farr - Farr Corporation
NAFA Guide To Air Filtration - National Air Filtration Association
Code of Federal Regulation 40cfr50.12
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Represents a sizeable market for air filtration products
Airborne lead in these facilities is a real hazard
You can provide expertise and products to meet EPA and OSHA
standards
Proper ventilation and filtration is the answer
HEPA grade on both exhaust and recirculated air
Flanders Precisionaire has the products you need
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
It has been estimated there
are 16,000 ranges, serving
some 800,000 shooters.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Indoor ranges are
patronized by city, county,
state and federal law
enforcement personnel as
well as recreational
shooters
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
A hazard of indoor shooting
is a potentially high level of
airborne lead.
“Inhalation of airborne lead is
generally the most important
source of occupational lead
absorption” OSHA Substance data
sheet for occupational exposure to
airborne lead 1910.1025 App A
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
One report showed
inorganic lead levels up to
18,000 micrograms per
cubic meter at indoor firing
ranges.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
OSHA
Current OSHA standards require:
Occupational exposure to lead must be limited to 50 micrograms
per cubic meter, based on an 8 hour time weighted average.
Biological monitoring and medical surveillance is to be made
available to employees exposed to inorganic lead above the
“action level” of 30 ug/mg per m3 (TWA) for more than 30 days per
year.
Medical removal of personnel (with MRP benefits) from the
exposure area when blood levels of lead reach levels specified in
the standard.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Overexposure to lead with
resulting high blood levels of
lead can have serious
health effects.
• Heme Synthesis Inhibition
• Neurological effects
• Gastrointestinal
• Renal
• Reproductive
Symptoms range from mild to severe.
including but not limited to fatigue, irritability,
restlessness, insomnia, vertigo, headache,
poor memory, tremor, depression, apathy,
drowsiness, stupor, hallucinations, delirium,
convulsions, intractable seisures, coma,
cardiorespiratory arrest, death.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Proper ventilation and
filtration
can keep airborne lead levels
under control.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Two areas of
filtration must be
addressed
Exhausted air
Recirculated air
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
A typical system
Would have air introduced behind the shooter area,
75 to 90 FPM flowing through the shooter area down the range.
30% of total system air exhausted to the atmosphere through registers downrange
Outdoor air introduced to recirculated air
Less make up air supplied than exhausted to create slight negative pressure
Air Exhausted
to atmosphere
Shooter Area
Recirculated Air
Outdoor Air
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
EPA
NAAQS
National primary and secondary ambient air quality
standards for lead and its compounds...are:
1.5 micrograms per cubic meter over a calendar
quarter.
Source: 40CFR50.12 Code of Federal Regulation
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
To better illustrate how stringent
the OSHA and EPA standards are:
A microgram is one-millionth of one gram.
There are over 31 million micrograms in one ounce.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
HEPA
To protect the health of
range employees and to
comply with OSHA and EPA
standards , you need HEPA
filtration... both for exhaust
and recirculated air.
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Exhaust Air
Filter Recommendation
Prefilter
4” deep with MERV of 6-8
Final Filter
HEPA with minimum efficiency
of 99.97% on .3 micron
Air Exhausted
to atmosphere
Recirculated Air
Outdoor Air
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Recirculated Air
Filter Recommendation
Prefilter
4” deep with MERV of 6-8
Secondary Filter
12” deep with MERV of 13
Final Filter
HEPA with minimum efficiency Air Exhausted
to atmosphere
of 99.97% on .3 micron
Recirculated Air
Outdoor Air
Air Filtration for Indoor Firing Ranges
Several Models of Pre Pleat Precision Pak Rigid Pak
PrecisionCell ii
Pre Filter Secondary Secondary
Secondary
PrecisionCell Superflow V Metal HEPA PB HEPA
Secondary Secondary Final Final
