CARC PAINTING OF EQUIPMENT 15 MAY 91

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Subject: CARC PAINTING OF EQUIPMENT   15 MAY 91                          

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX005154

Folder Title: CARC  ISSUES                                                                                    

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                Col Brooks Calloway of Camp Blanding, who heads the Florida
                Guard's maintenance program said the chemical-resistant
                paint poses "no problem" if safety precautions are followed.

                He said that at bases in the United States, the paint is
                *prayed in booths equipped with air filters to prevent the
                paint from escaping into the environment.

                In addition to filters, he said booths [text missingj
                course," as well as "air quality testers, exhaust systems
                and that type of thing."

                In Saudi Arabia, the work is being done in tents, and the
                fumes often blow across living quarters, Emard said.

                Relatives question why the equipment must be repainted
                before being returned to the united States or bases in
                Germany, where such painting facilities are available.

                In his letter to Ireland, the Department of Army's Neal
                denied that the painting was being done in Saudi Arabia
                because of U.S. laws regulating the use of the paint.
                "The massive number of vehicles that have to be repainted
                and their centralized location greatly added to the Army'&
                decision to paint in Saudi," he said.

                Brig. Gen. Enselin speculated that the work is being done
                in Saudi Arabia because pollution control laws and safety
                regulations in the U.S. and Germany "could make it zoro
                difficult."

                Larry Falc)c, who heads Tampals field office of the federal
                occupational safety and health Administrationi said OSHA has
                "no jurisdiction over military employees," although many
                defense agencies have adopted OSHA standards.

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                number uf li4ealth problamr. in the unit occurred after the
                unit was initially assigned the paint duty in December.
                During five weeks before the invasion began, he said the
                unit worked three shifts, painting between 140 and 220
                vehicles per day.

                "There were no really safety measures," said Emard, who was
                an assistant shift leader. "some painters had fresh-air




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Subject = CARC PAINTING OF EQUIPMENT 15 MAY 91
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