Capital

 &  Main  question  about  gun  range  referral  policy  to  CDPH  and  response  
 
QUESTION:  Unless  it  has  recently  done  so,  CDPH  has  never  referred  the  Target  Masters  gun  
range  to  either  Cal/OSHA  or  to  the  DTSC.  Given  the  background  facts  of  this  case,  
does  CDPH  Director  Smith  believe  that  the  decision  to  not  refer  this  gun  range  to  enforcement  
officials  was  proper?  
   
CDPH  RESPONSE  to  QUESTIONS  1  and  6:  OLPPP  does  not  currently  refer  employers  to  
Cal/OSHA  for  enforcement  action  based  solely  on  an  employee  blood  lead  level  (BLL).  When  
determining  whether  to  refer  an  employer  to  Cal/OSHA,  multiple  factors  are  taken  into  
consideration  and  each  referral  is  examined  on  a  case-­‐by-­‐case  basis.  The  program’s  case  
management  team  provides  in-­‐depth  case  management  services  when  an  employee  BLL  meets  
the  Cal/OSHA  trigger  for  Medical  Removal  Protection  (50  µg/dL).  This  process  includes  
interviewing  and  providing  information  to  the  worker,  physician,  and  employer;  making  sure  
the  worker  has  been  removed  from  significant  lead  exposure  per  the  Cal/OSHA  standard;  
determining  gaps  in  the  lead  safety  program;  providing  recommendations  and  technical  
assistance  to  the  employer;  and  following  the  case  to  see  that  program  recommendations  are  
carried  out.  Factors  that  are  considered  when  referring  a  case  to  Cal/OSHA  include  whether  an  
employer  does  not  follow  through  to  address  Occupational  Lead  Poisoning  Prevention  Program  
(OLPPP)  recommendations  and  whether  the  employer  has  received  case  management  services  
in  the  past  and  has  a  new  MRP  case.  OLPPP  has  a  mandate  to  provide  information  and  technical  
assistance  to  employers  in  order  to  reduce  lead  poisoning,  which  is  a  public  health  approach  
rather  than  a  regulatory  approach.