RISKS INVOLVED IN THE DAMMAM POINT OPERATION

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Subject: RISKS INVOLVED IN THE DAMMAM POINT OPERATION                    

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000205

Folder Seq #:        167

Document Number:         53












     ENCLOSURE 2:



                           CARC PAINTING
                          SAFETY BRIEFING



          CARC PAINT stands for CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT COATING.
     Many of the chemicals used in CARC painting are real threats to the
     health of unprotected users. Some contain dangerous components
     such as the one called HDI (hexamethylene disocyanate). you don't
     have to know how to spell it, but you should know that breathing it
     is detrimental. The vapors cause irritation of your breathing
     passages and lungs. The reaction can be delayed4 It might affect
     you at night after a day's work. Long-term over-exposure results
     in an asthma-like respirtory disease.

          The solvent in the paint give you a warning: a noticeable
     oder similar to alcohol or ether. If you stay in the vapors, you
     could inhale enough to go into a coma and maybe stop breathing.

          It sounds as though I am trying to scare you away from the
     mission, but I'm not. No material that has been made can hurt you
     if you use it correctly. The trick is to know how to protect
     yourself; then follow the rules. Eye protection and gloves might
     be the first things you think of, but the most important protection
     is the correct respirator. It will keep the spray and vapors out
     of your lungs.

          Both you and I know.that equipment fails and rules are broken.
     When either happens often enough, someone gets a dose they cannot
     handle. First aid will depend on how much poison gets to the
     painter or paint mixer through what route. A breathing overdose
     can kill someone, so it must be handled immediately. Get a victim
     to fresh air and apply artifical respiration if breathing has
     stopped. In any medical emergency don't be shy about calling for
     the medics. Look for signs of exposure to yourself and your
     buddies. The most common first aid emergency involves eye
ctim
     will have trouble seeing. Use a large but gentle stream of water
     to flush the eyes and keep washing for at least 15 minutes.

          In addition to their health hazards# CARC paint and it's
     solvents can cause a fire or explosion. They are more flammable
     than'kerosene but not as easy to ignite as gasoline. Once the
     paint turns into a vapor, as in "empty" containers or the vapor
     cloud, a small spark is enough to cause an explosion or fire4
     For that reason, there will be NO SMOKING in the work area. All
     containers will be grounded and bonded before you start to pour or

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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-23
Box ID = BX000205
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = PAMPHLET VU GRAPHS SLIDES OPS DESERT SHIELD SAFETY NOTES
Folder Seq # = 167
Subject = RISKS INVOLVED IN THE DAMMAM POINT OPERATION
Document Seq # = 17
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 19-JUL-1996