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Subject: MUSTARD CHEMICAL AGENT STANDARD 2000 11 MAY 90
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: MUSTARD CHEMICAL AGENT STANDARDS
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SUBJECT: MUSTARD CHEMICAL AGENT STANDARDS
A. MEMO, HQDA DACS-SF, 2 FEB 1990, SUB: CHANGES TO DEPARTMENT
OF THE ARMY (DA) TOXIC CHEMICAL AGENT SAFETY POLICY.
B. DOD 6055.9-STO, JULY 1984, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY
STANDARDS.
C. AR 385-64, 22 MAY 1987, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY
STANDARDS.
1. REFERENCE A PROVIDED MACOMS WITH THE REVISED CHEMICAL AGENT
STANDARDS IN TABLES 11-1 AND 11-5 OF DOD 6055.9 AND AR 385-64.
THE TABLES WERE BASED ON STANDARDS PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN THE 14ARCH 15, 1988 FEDERAL REGISTER.
2. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS WORKER AND PUBLIC SAFETY BY FULL
COMPLIANCE WITH DOD, DA AND FEDERAL STANDARDS. THIS GOAL MUST BE
E ACQUISITION OF STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT
THAT IS CAPABLE OF MONITORING AND PROVIDING WORKER PROTECTION TO
THE STANDARD. SINCE MUSTARD IS A KNOWN CARCINOGEN,
CONCENTRATIONS MUST BE KEPT TO THE LOWEST LEVEL PRACTICABLE BY
ERGINEERIRG AND WORK PRACTICE CONTROLS.
3. PLANS WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH HEALTH STANDARDS AND PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT POLICIES MUST BE DEVELOPED AT THE OPERATING
LEVEL TO ALLOW FOR TIMELY RECOGNITION OF AGENT CONCENTRATIONS
THAT COULD EXCEED THE STANDARDS AND TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE
LEVEL OF RESPIRATORY AND DERMAL PROTECTION TO AGENT WORKERS.
4. RECENT QUERIES FROM THE FIELD HAVE REVEALED SEVERAL
DIFFICULTIES IN INTERPRETING AND COMPLYING WITH THE MUSTARD
PORTION OF THE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION STANDARDS. THE FOLLOWING
REITERATES POLICY AND PROVIDES FURTHER GUIDANCE AND
CLARIFICATION:
A. FOR CONCEWTRATIONS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO .003 MG/M3 A WORKER
WITH A MASK SLUNG IS PERMITTED PROVIDED CONTINUOUS REAL TIME
MONITORING (WITH ALARM CAPABILITY) IS CONDUCTED IN THE WORK AREA
AT THE 0.003 MG/M3 LEVEL OF DETECTION.
B. FOR SHORT-TERM CONCENTRATIONS WHICH MAY EXCEED .003 MG/M3 BUT
ARE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO .003 MG/M3 AS AN 8 HOUR TWA, AN AIR
PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (E.G., Mg, M17, OR M40 SERIES MASK) MUST BE
WORN, NOTE THAT CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN .003 MG/M3 ARE
PERMITTED FOR LIMITED TIME PERIODS IF THE 8 HOUR TWA OF .003
MG/M3 IS NOT EXCEEDED.
C. FOR CONCENTRATIONS GREATER THAN .003 MG/M3 AS AN 8 HOUR TWA,
SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR OR SCBA MUST BE WORN (EXCEPT IN AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION).
D. IF AN AGENT AREA IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CONTINUOUS REAL TIME
140NITORING (WITH ALARM CAPABILITY) AT THE .003 MG/M3 LEVEL OF
DETECTION, PERIODIC GROSS LEVEL MONITORING MUST BE CONDUCTED. A
COMBINATION OF GROSS LEVEL AND CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL MONITORS
(TAKEN AT PERIODIC INTERVALS AND @TH A QUICK LABORATORY
TURNARDUND) MAY BE USED AS AN INTERIM PRACTICE TO CONDUCT
NECESSARY MUSTARD AGENT OPERATIONS, UNTIL STATE OF THE ART
MONITORING EQUIPMENT IS PROCURED.
E. IF AN AGENT AREA (E.G., IGLOO OR OUTSIDE STORAGE YARD) IS
MONITORED WITH A CONTINUOUS LOW LEVEL MONITOR (BUBBLER, DAMS)
WITHOUT AN ALARM, AND THE RESULTS INDICATE MUSTARD CONCENTRATIONS
BELOW .003 MG/M3, THEN A WORKER MAY ENTER AN AGENT AREA AND DO
STATIC OPERATIONS, E.G., VISUAL INSPECTION BUT NO HANDLING OF
ROUNDS OR CONTAINERS, IN LEVEL C PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
F. IF AN AGENT AREA IS REMOTELY MONITORED WITH A CONTINUOUS LOW
LEVEL MONITOR WITHOUT AN ALARM, AND THE RESULTS INDICATE MUSTARD
CONCENTRATIONS ARE BELOW .003 KG/M3, AND THE OPERATION REQUIRES
HANDLING THE ROUNDS OR CONTAINERS, THEW LEVEL A OR B MUST BE
WORN.
5. HQDA POC IS MR. RAY FATZ, DACS-SF, AV 221-7292 OR COMMERCIAL
(202) 595-7292. BT
ACTION SAILE(L) (U,P,F)
INFO DALO(L) DACS(B) SAIG(L) DAMO(B) SASA(L)
SCB REVIEW(L)
MCN=90132/17365 TDR=90132/1542Z TAD=90132/1714Z CDSN-MAP061
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