TM 5-4220-233-14
BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION:
BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION MUST BE COMPATABLE WITH THE BIOLOGICAL AGENT. FM 3-5
MUST BE USED TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROCEDURES.
CHEMICAL DETECTION AND DECONTAMINATION:
WARNING
DO NOT USE DECONTAMINATION SPRAY ON
PERSONNEL: IT COULD CAUSE PERSONAL
INJURY.
USE THE CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR (CAM) TO DETECT THE CHEMICAL AGENT. ALSO THE M8
PAPER FROM THE M256 CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR KIT OR M9 PAPER MAY BE USED TO
DETERMINE IF LIQUID IS PRESENT ON THE VEHICLE SURFACE.
IF EXPOSURE TO LIQUID AGENT IS KNOWN OR SUSPECTED, CLEAN EXPOSED SKIN, CLOTHING,
AND PERSONAL GEAR, IN THAT ORDER, USING M258A1 KIT. USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM. WASH
EXPOSED SKIN AND THOROUGHLY DECONTAMINATE AS SOON AS TACTICAL SITUATION PERMITS.
IF THE M8 OR M9 PAPER INDICATES THAT LIQUID CHEMICAL AGENT IS PRESENT ON THE VEHICLE
SURFACE USE THE M-13 DECON APPARATUS FOR OPERATIONAL DECON OF THE SERVICING UNIT.
AVOID GETTING LIQUID AGENT INTO THE SEALED SYSTEM. SPRAY ONLY SURFACES THAT WILL BE
TOUCHED BY THE CREW OR OPERATOR.
DECON PROCEDURES TAKE TIME. DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN BASED ON THE TACTICAL SITUATION.
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