MAINTENANCE ADVISORY MESSAGE NO 90 37

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Subject: MAINTENANCE ADVISORY MESSAGE NO 90 37                           

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000487

Folder Title: DAILY JOURANL - ARCENT - 11 TO 12 DEC 90                                                        

Document Number:          5

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         AMPN/SUBJ: MAINTENANCE ADVISORY MESSAGE NO. 90-37, PACKAGING OF
         CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS//
         RMKS/1. THIS IS A RETRANSMISSION OF A TROSCOM ADVISORY MESSAGE THAT
         ADDRESSES PACKAGING OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS.
         2. REF'ORTS INDICATE THAT SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF VAPOR BARRIER BAGS
         FOR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS HAVE PINHOLES OR SPLIT SEAMS.
         THIS PROMPTED FORMATION OF A TEAM OF TECHNICAL EXF-ERTS TO EVALUATE
         PACKAGING PROBLEMS. A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT
         THAT PACKAGING DEFICIENCIES MIGHT HAVE ON THE ABILITY OF OVERGARMENTS
         TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM CHEMICAL AGENTS.


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            TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM THE ARMY NATICK RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND
         ENGINEERING CENTER AND DEFENSE PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTER @DRSC),
         INVESTIGATED AND ANALYZED INFORMATION FROM DOMESTIC STOCKS AND THE
         FAR EAST. NATICK HAS ANALYZED DATA FROM THE CHEMICAL MATERIAL
         STOCKPILE RELIABILITY PROGRAM AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CHEMICAL
         PROTECTIVE GARMENTS RETAIN THEIR PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES REGARDLESS OF
         THE VAPOR BARRIER BAG CONDITION.
NE SIGNIFICANT CONCLUSION DRAWN FROM THE EVALUATION WAS THAT NO
         DEGRADATION OF PROTECTION OCCURRED WITH ANY GARMENT TESTED, INCLUDING
         THOSE THAT HAD EXPERIENCED VAPOR BARRIER PACKAGE LEAKS OR SPLIT
         SEAMS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS F'OLICIES THAT
         CONVERTED GARMENTS FROM SPLIT PACKAGES TO TNG USE,ONLY PRIOR TO
         DISPOSAL.
         5. CARE CONTINUES TO BE REQUIRED IN THE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL
         F'ROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS TO PROTECT THEM FROM SIGNIFICANT DIRECT
         EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE, SMOKE AND FUEL SOLVENT VAPORS. THIS EXF'OSURE
         COULD JEOPARDIZE PROTECTIVE QUALITIES. PRECAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
         SEAL ANY PACKAGING LEAKS. COMMON DUCT TAF'E F'ROVIDES AN APPROPRIATE
         AND EXPEDIENT LEVEL OF F,ROTECTION. MORE FORMAL OVERPACKING

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Subject = MAINTENANCE ADVISORY MESSAGE NO 90 37
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Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 11-OCT-1996