F 1 CONTRACTING WITH INDIVIDUAL SAUDI BUSINESSMAN

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Subject = F 1 CONTRACTING WITH INDIVIDUAL SAUDI BUSINESSMAN               

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = SUPPLY BY CLASS                                                                                 

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                                     SAFETY BRIEFING


                CARC stands for CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT COATING. Many of
            the chemicals used in CARC painting are potential threats to the
            health of unprotected users. It sounds as though I am trying to
            scare you away from the mission, but I'm not. No material that
            has been mad& can hurt you if you use it correctly. The trick is
            protecting 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.

                Paint contain dangerous components such as the one called HDI
            (hexdinethylene disocyanate). You don't have to know how to spell
            it, but you should know that breathing it is harmful. The vapors
            can cause irritation of your breathing passages and lungs. The
            reaction may be delayed. It might affect you after a shifts
            work. Long-term over-exposure may result in an asthma-like
            respiratory disease to some individuals. Skin or eye contact
            will result in irritation also.

                The solvents in the paint give you a warning: a noticeable
            odor similar to alcohol or ether. If you stay in the vapors
            without a respirator, you could inhale enough to cause headache
            or dizziness, possibly even unconsciousness or coma if
            overexposure is great enough.

                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 of the
            paint components gets you and through what route--inhalation,
            skin contact or ingestion. A breathing overdose can seriously
            harm someone, so it must be handled immediately. Get a victim to
            fresh air and apply artificial 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
            contamination. The irritation it causes is painful so the victim
            will have trouble seeing. Use a large but gentle stream of water
            to flush the eyes and keep washing for at least 15 minutes and
            seek medical help.

                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 fire.

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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-60
Box ID = BX000285
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = SUPPLY BY CLASS
Folder Seq # = 7
Subject = F 1 CONTRACTING WITH INDIVIDUAL SAUDI BUSINESSMAN
Doc Seq # = 2
Doc Date =
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Queued for Declassification =
SAGWI Request = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 18-APR-1997