POTENTIAL MEDICAL HAZARDS AT THE DAMMAN PORT CARC PAINT SITE

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Subject: POTENTIAL MEDICAL HAZARDS AT THE DAMMAN PORT CARC PAINT SITE    

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX005154

Folder Title: CARC  ISSUES                                                                                    

Document Number:          9

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             3. RECOMMENDATIONS:

                  a. All personnel that work in or around the paint tents need
             to wear proper protective @ipment. Personnel must not be allowed
             to take the easy way out by not protecting themselves.
                  b.   Soldiers cleaning tools and other equipment with the
             solvent must follow the recommended protective @ipment
             requirements. They should be wearing a respirator, rubber gloves,
             long sleeve shirt, and an apron or other outer protective clothing.

                  C.   The chain of command must inspect soldiers before they
             start any hazardous job to ensure they are properly protected.
             Additionally, the chain of command must immediately correct any
             soldier who is not following proper safety precautions.

                  d. All noise hazards must be identified and properly marked.
             If possible, the hazard should be eliminated by moving the source
             or constructing barriers to reduce the noise hazard to a safe
             level. Soldiers that work near or enter a noise hazard area must
             wear hearing protection.       Track drivers must wear hearing
             protection.
                  e. AR 40-5 requires that soldiers who are exposed to steady
             noise levels greater than 85dBA be enrolled in a             hearing
             conservation program.   Pending baseline audiograms, soldiers may
             work in a noise hazard area providing they are fitted with hearing
             protection.

             4.   Conclusions:  The proper protective @ipment has been made
             available to the soldiers to use.     it is a responsibility of a
             leader to ensure his soldiers taken care of. In this case, taking
             care of the soldiers is ensuring that they are wearing their
             protective @ipment and hearing protection as r@ired.
rning this information is CPT
             Gongaware, telephone 895-0602 ext. 3090.




                                                           ITTLE
                                               MAJ, MC
                                               Commanding
             of:
             CDR, VII CORPS ATTN: SURGEON - LTC Baily
             CDR, VII CORPS ATTN: SAFETY - LTC Palmer

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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
Box ID = BX005154
Unit = 22D SUPCOM
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = CARC ISSUES
Folder Seq # = 72
Subject = POTENTIAL MEDICAL HAZARDS AT THE DAMMAN PORT CAR
Document Seq # = 9
Document Date =
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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 = 04-NOV-1996