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National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers'
Institute, Inc. (SAAMI)
(signed August 5, 2002; renewed May 19, 2005; renewed August 21, 2007)
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(L-R) Doug Painter, President, NSSF; Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Assistant Secretary,
USDOL-OSHA; Rick Patterson, Managing Director, SAAMI; sign the OSHA and NSSF/SAAMI Alliance renewal agreement
on August 21, 2007.
(L-R) OSHA's then-Acting Assistant Secretary, Jonathan L. Snare and
Richard Patterson, Managing Director, Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufactures' Institute Inc.
renew national Alliance agreement May 19, 2005.
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The OSHA and NSSF/SAAMI Alliance focuses on providing shooting range
operators, developers and others, including small businesses, with information, guidance, and access
to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety. In particular, the
Alliance addresses reducing and preventing exposure to airborne lead and noise. The Alliance's goals
include:
Training and education:
- Deliver or arrange for the delivery of training courses on lead management or hearing
conservation issues.
Outreach and communication:
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's, NSSF's or SAAMI's conferences, local meetings, or other
shooting range industry events, such as the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show.
- Share information among OSHA personnel and shooting range industry safety and health
professionals regarding OSHA, NSSF and SAAMI best practices or effective approaches and publicize
results through outreach by OSHA, NSSF and SAAMI and through OSHA-, NSSF- and/or SAAMI-developed
materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
- Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects related to the shooting
range industry that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
Milestones and Successes
Related Documents
Alliance Agreements
Alliance Annual Reports
Alliance News Releases
- OSHA, National Association of Shooting Ranges,
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Form Alliance -- Goal to Promote Safe and
Healthful Workplaces. OSHA News Release (2002, August 5).
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Work Safe, Play Safe: Managing Airborne Lead at Indoor Shooting Ranges. NASR News Release
(2004, December 13).
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OSHA, National Association of Shooting Ranges, Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
Inc. Renew Alliance. OSHA News Release (2005, May 19).
- NASR,
SAAMI Renew Safety Alliance with OSHA. NASR News Release (2005, May 26).
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OSHA renews Alliance with the NSSF and SAAMI. OSHA News Release (2007, August 27).
Activities and Events
- June 13, 2008: OSHA and NSSF/SAAMI Alliance Best Practices Seminar, Saco, Maine. Rick
Patterson, Executive Director, National Association of Shooting Ranges, conducted a Best
Practices Seminar, "Lead Management at Indoor Ranges: An Overview," for OSHA’s Region I, New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Maine Workplace Safety and Health Division
staff at the Saco Police Department, Saco, Maine. During the seminar, a number of topics were
discussed including sources of lead at indoor shooting ranges, OSHA's general industry lead
standard, non-lead ammunition, mechanical ventilation, range housekeeping and hygiene practices,
and administrative controls.
- May 7, 2008: OSHA and NSSF/SAAMI Alliance Best Practices Seminar, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Rick Patterson, Executive Director, National Association of Shooting Ranges, conducted a Best
Practices Seminar, "Lead Management at Indoor Ranges: An Overview," for OSHA Region I staff.
During the seminar, a number of topics were discussed including sources of lead at indoor
shooting ranges, OSHA's general industry lead standard, non-lead ammunition, mechanical
ventilation, range housekeeping and hygiene practices, and administrative controls.
- February 2-5, 2008: Shot Show: The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference, Las
Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Nevada-OSHA representatives staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth during the show.
- April 10-13, 2007: 2007 National Association of Occupational Safety and Health Consultation
Programs Annual Meeting, Newport, Rhode Island.
- April 10, 2007: Rick Patterson, Managing Director, Sporting Arms and Ammunition
Manufacturers' Institute, Inc., presented a workshop, "Sporting Arms and Ammunition
Manufacturers' Institute," to 15 attendees.
- February 9-12, 2006: Shot Show: The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Ronald Parker, Supervisor, Industrial Hygiene and Michael Behling, Industrial Hygienist, Nevada
– Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Tania Charette, Trainer, Art Sipple,
Industrial Hygienist, and Todd Schultz, Safety Consultant, Nevada - Safety Consultation and
Training Section, staffed the OSHA-NASR/SAAMI Alliance exhibit booth.
- January 28-31, 2005: Shot Show: The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Ira Wainless, Industrial Hygienist, Office of Science and Technology Assessment, Directorate
of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, Ronald Parker, Industrial Hygiene Supervisor,
Nevada-OSHA and Todd Shultz, Safety Specialist, Nevada-OSHA-Safety Consultation and Training
Section, gave a panel presentation on Airborne Lead Management.
- Michael Behling, Nevada-OSHA, Gregory Drew, Nevada-OSHA, Ron
Parker, Nevada-OSHA, Todd Schultz, Nevada-OSHA-SCATS, Sandi Khan,
USDOL-OSHA, and Bradley King, NIOSH staffed the OSHA-NASR-SAAMI Alliance
and NIOSH exhibit booth during the show and conference.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Lead Management & OSHA Compliance for Indoor Shooting Ranges [PDF
- 1.7 MB]. Through the OSHA and NSSF/SAAMI Alliance, the National Association of Shoot Ranges,
with input from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, developed the "Lead
Management & OSHA Compliance for Indoor Shooting Ranges" manual to provide shooting range
operators with information on managing airborne lead hazards.
- Hearing Protection and the Shooting Sports [PDF
- 619 KB]. Through the OSHA and NSSF/SAAMI Alliance, the NSSF, with input from the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the National Hearing Conservation Association,
developed the "Hearing Protection & the Shooting Sports" pamphlet to provide shooters and range
operators with information on the potential sound hazards generated by firearms and how to prevent
noise-induced hearing loss.
Additional Resources
Areas of Emphasis
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs at 202-693-2200 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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