SHELTER PROTECTION AGAINIST CHEM BIOLOGICAL WAREFARE AGENTS

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Subject: SHELTER PROTECTION AGAINIST CHEM BIOLOGICAL WAREFARE AGENTS     

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003201

Folder Title: INCREASING SHELTER PROTECTION AGAINST CBW AGENTS                                                

Document Number:       1001

Folder Seq  #:         11








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     FLAPS, VENTILATION fLAPSi POWER CABLE ENTRY PORTS AND OTHER PORTS,


     WINDOWS OF THE TEMPER TENT, ETC.

         C. SECURE AND TAPE ENTRANCES WHICH ARE INFREQUENTLY USED.

     MINIMIZE NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL ENTRANCES TO SHELTERS.

     S. ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP VENTILATION

     SYSTEMS OFF AND MINIMIZE ENTRY/EXIT DURING THE TIME PERIODS OF HIGH

     CB THREAT SUCH AS SUNSET TO MIDNIGHT FOR BW AGENTS AND INVERSION

     PERIODS FOR CHEMICAL AGENTS.

     6. NOTE THAT HUNDRED-MILE-AN-HR-TAPE IS EFFECTIVE IN SEALING 6P

     SHELTERS AND ISO SHELTERS BUT WILL NOT ADHERE AS WELL TO TEMPER TENT

     FABRIC. FOR NOW, RECOMMEND USE OF HUNDRED-MILE-AN-HR-TAPE OR OTHER
     TAPE TO SEAL CRACKS AND AIR ENTRY INTO TEMPER TENTS.     co rr ec j c @
     7. U.S. ARMY TROOP SUPPORT COMMAND HAS IDENTIFIED A CPCIAL FIVE

     (5) INCH PRESSURE SENSITIVE POLYETHYLENE TAPE (TEMPER TAPE) WHICH IS

     SUPERIOR TO HUNDRED-MILE-AN-HR-TAPE FOR SEALING TEMPER TENTS.

     PROCUREMENT OF THIS TEMPER TAPE IS IN PROGRESS AND WILL BE SHIPPED TO

     THE q7TH NEDSOM. AVAILABLE STOCKS WILL BE SHIPPED IMMEDIATELYI AND

     THE MAJOR PROCUREMENT BATCH IS ESTIMATED TO ARRIVE AROUND 1 FEB 91.

     TEMPER TAPE WILL BE CONFIGURED AS HOSPITAL PACKAGES FOR MASHI EVAC,

     COMBAT SPTI AND FIELD HOSPITALS WITH SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF TEMPER













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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003201
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = INCREASING SHELTER PROTECTION AGAINST CBW AGENTS
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = SHELTER PROTECTION AGAINIST CHEM BIOLOGICAL WARE
Document Seq # = 1001
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 24-DEC-1996