DOCTRINE FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION

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Subject = DOCTRINE FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION     

Parent Organization = MCCDC       

Unit = WDID        

Folder Title = MCLLS SEQUENCE 00300  01372  WDID SWA 0131                                                      

Document Number =         10

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     BUTTOCKS, AND AROUND THE BELT LINE.
         C. WEAR TIME.. THE TSP WEARS OFF@ WITH TIME.     FACTORS WHICH
     MAY HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE PROTECTION INCLUDE TSP DRYING OUT;
     ABRASION (AND REMOVAL) OF TSP BY CLOTHING OR OTHER CONTACT, SUCH
     AS SAND OR DIRT; WASHING TSP OFF THROUGH HEAVY SWEATING OR OTHER
     WETTING CONDITIONS; OR INTENTIONAL DECONTAMINATION AFTER
     SUSPECTED AGENT EXPOSURE. NORMALLY, TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR 6 HOURS
     UNDER HOT CLIMATE CONDITIONS WITH NO EXPOSURE TO ADVERSE
     ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFERENCES (EXAMPLE: RAIN) AND MINIMAL PHYSICAL
     ABRASION OF THE TSP COATING. THE4TSP NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED WHEN
     TACKY FEELING OF THE TSP IS NO LONGER PRESENT; WHEN THE COATING
     TS GENERALLY EMBEDDED WITH PARTICULATE MATTER (DIRT OR SAND); OR.
     A=TER 6 HOURS.
     4. 'USE OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT WITH OTHER NUCLEAR,
     PIOLOSTICAL, OR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIEL.
             M17 OR-M40 PROTECTIVE MASK. USE OF TSP AND THE
     "'ROTECTIVE MASK TOGETHER DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN DOCTRINE
      4 THE USE OF THE PROTECTIVE MASK. THE TSP DOES NOT INTERFERE



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     w!TM THE SEALING CAPADT@Ll@'Y OF THE PROTECTIVE MASK. NO LOSS OF
     YTSION (SUCH AS EYE IRRITATION OR =OGSTNB OF THE MASK LENS) IS
     EXPECTED. -,HE 7SP HAS A VERY SLIGHT VINEEAR ODOR.
         E4. BATTLE DRESS OVERGARMENT. uS=- OF TSP SHOULD NOT
     R=-DUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF T@P- BDO. CONTAMINATION OF THE @,@ITIYE
     RESIN IN THE BDO WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN @ISP IS EXPECTED
     Tn- BE MINOR WHEN TSP TS USED AS DTRECTPD.
         C. CHE@:1-@-'AL AGEN@ DETECTION SYSTEMS. UNDER PRO,-CNGED 0--,
     CLOSE RANGE MONITORING  OF TSP COATED SKIN WITH THE AUTOMATIC
                (MS"'!          OR          ArEr,@T MONITOR (CAM) , c-A! S=-
     @,@ST@TT@V@- G-AGENT ALARMS MAY RES:STER. THE CHEMICAL AGENT
     DE7ECTOR: VSH, ABC-MB PAP@-=, !NDICATED A DELAYED POSI@TV=- G-
           RECPON-@ AS -,HE 7SP DRIES @@,N @HE-PAPER. TOPIr-A.L-SKTN
     '-'ROT@MCTANT DOES NOT STIV=-' A FALSE POS@-TIVE WT@TH THE M256 CHEMICAL
     DETE@-TOR KT@l, NOR DOES TSP @IT-VE FALSE ALARM FOR MUSTARD ATENTS ON
     ANY OF THE ;:7l=-7LDED DETECTION SYSTEMS. T@-;@- '@MPORTANr-'=- n-.= FALSE
     ,-ARMS WITH TSP DEPEND ON.
              (1) THE AMOUNT OF @SP PR;-7SENT ON TL@c-@ MONI@ORED
     'r@DIV@.DUA: OR
                   @HE INNTVTDUAL'S ADL@ERPNC@ 7,"@ DOCTR7%@ nN @HE USE



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