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File: 081996_jun96_decls2_0001.txt
Subject: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY EVALUATION OF CARC PAINTING
Box ID: BX000205
Document Number: 54
Folder Title: PAMPHLET VU GRAPHS SLIDES OPS DESERT SHIELD SAFETY NOTES
Folder Seq #: 167
Unit: VII CORPS
Parent Organzation: ARCENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
12th MEDICAL DETACHMENT (PMW) OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
APO New York og.6i6
20 December 1990
MEMORANDUM THRU Commander, 593d Area Support Group, APO New York 09616
FOR Commander, 176th Maintenance Battalion, APO New York 09616
SUBJECIP: Industrial Hygiene and Safety Evaluation of "CARC" Painting Operation
1. Authority: Tasking from ARCENT PMO to evaluate "CARC" Painting Operations
being conducted by elements of the 176th Maintenance Battalion.
2. Background:
on 17, 18, 19 December 1990 an industrial hygiene and safety evaluation
was conducted in the vicinity of Al Jabayl where the 325th Maintenance
Company was conducting "CARC" painting operations. The evaluation was
performed by LTC Thomas D. Murphy, and outbriefing was held with LTC
Blazer and MAJ McGregor on 20 December 1990.
The painting operation receives vehicles requiring "CARC" spray painting
as they arrive in-country. A priority system exists which identifies
what vehicles are to be painted. The production rate can vary widely
from 10 vehicles per day to well over 100 vehicles per day depending
upon the arrival of vehicles and the functioning of paint spray equipment.
On 17 December 1990, I Met with-and discussed the "CARCff painting oper-
ations with LTC Blazer, Commander of the. 176th -Maintenance Battalion.
I then visited the painting sitei on 18 December 1990, discussed and
evaluated operations with 2LT Westlake and MAJ McGregor. On 19 December
1990 myself and MAJ T. Little (MD) interviewed approximately 20 service-
e 325th Maintenance Company regarding symptoms experienced
during painting operations. Later that day the Al Jabayl paint site
was revisited and the work practices and procedures that had been imple-
mented were reviewed. Painting operations were not in progress and there-
fore not observed.
"CARC" painting presents the potential for -toxic exposure to unprotected
Personnel due to the toxicological properties of the paint. Since sub-
stitution of a less toxic paint is not practical at this time and engi-
neering controls such as paint spray booth and local exhaust ventilation
are not available, the only means of servicemember protection is through
the use of personal protective clothing and equipment, work. practices,
and administrative controls.
.3. Findings:
A problem associated with personnel overexposure to "CARC" painting
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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 = INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY EVALUATION OF CARC
Document Seq # = 29
Document Date =
Scan Date = 18-JUN-1996
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 = 16-AUG-1996