MAINTENENCE ADVISORY MESSAGE 90 37 PACKAGING OF CPOGS

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Subject: MAINTENENCE ADVISORY MESSAGE 90 37  PACKAGING OF CPOGS          

Box  ID: BX000484

Document Number:        122

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS  LNO TEAMS DELTA AND FOUR  27  JAN 91 TO 2 FEB 91                               

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     


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          AMPN/SUBJI MAINTENANCE ADVISORY MESSAGE NO. 90-371 PACKAGING OF
          CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS//
          RMKS/1. THIS IS A RETRANSMISSION OF A TROSCOM ADVISORY MESSAGE THAT
          ADDRESSES PACKAGING OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS.
          Z. REPORTS INDICATE T14AT SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS DP VAPOR BARRIER BASS
          FOR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS HAVE PINHOLES OR SPLIT SEAMS.
          THIS PROMPTED FORMATION OF A TEAM OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO EVALUATE
          PACKAGING PROBLEMS. A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT
          THAT PACKAGING DEFICIENCIES MIGHT HAVE ON THE ABILITY DP OVERGARMENT5
          TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM CHEMICAL AGENTS.



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          7. TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM THE ARMY NATICK RESEARCH, DEVE40PMENT AND
          EN31NEERING CENTER AND DEFENSE PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTER (OPSC),
          INVESTIGATED AND ANALYZED INFORMATION FROM DOMESTIC STOCKS AND THE
          FAR EAST. NATICK HAS ANALYZED DATA FROM THE CHEMICAL MATERIAL
          STOC@PILE RELIABILITY PROGRAM AND HAB DETERMINED THAT THE CHEMICAL
          PROTECTIVE GARMENTS RETAIN THEIR PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES REGARDLESS OF
          7HE VAPOR BARRIER $AG CONDITION.
SIGNIFICANT CONCLUSION DRAWN FROM THE EVALUATION WAS THAT NO
          DEGRADATION OF PROTECTION OCCURRED WITH ANY GARMENT TESTED, INCLUDING
          THOSE THAT HAD EXPERIENCED VAPOR SAORICA PACKAGE LEAKS OR SPLIT
          SEAMS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANSE FROM PREVIOUS POLICIES THAT
          CONVERTED GARMENTS FROM SPLIT PACKAGES TO TNG USE ONLY PRIOR TO
          DISPOSAL.
          5. CARE CONTINUES TO BE REQUIRED IN THE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL
          PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS TO PROTECT THEM FROM SIGNIFICANT DIRECT
          EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE9 SMOKE AND FUEL SOLVENT VAPORS. THIS EXPOSURE
          COULD JEOPARDIZE PROTECTIVE QUALITIES, PRECAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
          SEAL ANY PACKAGING LEAKS, COMMON DUCT TAPE PROVIDES AN APPROPRIATE
          AND EXPEDIENT LEVEL 09 PROTECTION. MORE FORMAL OVERPACKING

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Subject = MAINTENENCE ADVISORY MESSAGE 90 37 PACKAGING OF
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