I have no qualms about the handling of lead tape, there is no dust to inhale, there is paper on one side that you pull off to expose the adhesive. If you are careful you could do this without actually touching the lead itself, but then where's the fun in that....
Live a little will ya!
Plus you are working with a very small amount of lead anyways.
On the back of this particular brand there is only one warning , as follows:
"This product is known to the state of California to cause cancer"
This exists only because of some bill that got passed out here, you will find just about everything in California has this warning on it. I was actually shocked that there is no warning tell you not to ingest the lead tape.
Liken it to a guy who spends the weekend fishing or the guy who balances tires (they both use lead weights), if you shoot firearms or reload your own ammo, wadcutter or SWC ammo is lead, etc...these activities expose you to more lead the MF will ever do.
We are talking small amounts of lead exposure, not enough to be harmful.
With all the lead paint and asbestos we were exposed to as kids, this is nothing.
It cost $3.99 for three feet of tape.