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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mitch H." data-source="post: 1481907" data-attributes="member: 5662">I think it needs to be said that lead exposure, without proper safety precautions can be dangerous.  However, it takes a large amount of PROLONGED lead exposure to cause problems.  I'm pretty sure I have more lead exposure than many on this site.  I checked my lead levels, for the first time, after almost two years of owning and operating a lead based business.  I had not been using certain needed safety precautions and my levels were pretty high.  Since, I have changed my diet and included several herbs and vitamins.  We have also instituted some safety precautions in the shop.  As a result, my lead levels have dropped TREMENDOUSLY!  I am now within the OSHA accepted level of lead for a person working in a lead based industry.  Merely reloading indoors or shooting lead bullets will not cause a significant or dangerous increase in lead levels.  I use my father as an example.  He works in the shop 3-4 days a week.  His lead levels were below the maximum for people NOT working in a lead based industry.  His were actually lower than the average person that has occasional contact with lead based products.  All this being said, I reload indoors and store my components indoors.  I have a dedicated room in my home.  I live by myself and have no small children in the home.  I would probably consider moving my reloading equipment to the garage IF I had small children running around as they are much more sensitive to lead exposure.</blockquote>

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