PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1987
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 411
FEBRUARY 1987
Either drip-Dry or machin ±dry Nomex
aT a low heaT.
I
You M² Nomex
wIth o³Her fbrics, use an anTi´sTaµc strip.
¶And±launder Nomex gLoves by put·ng
Them on and wash¸g wITh
wa
soapy
wa¹r. ºachine»wash¼ng's OK, T½. ¾Fr
wash¿ng, remove tHe gloves anÀ squeeze
ouT The waTer. Never TwisT or wRiÁg The
gloves.
ÂÃu can dry yÄur gloves Åe drÆpÇdry
meThod away Èom dirÉCT sUnlighTÊ or
rolËed in a Towel, or by macHine.
SoÌen The leaTher palms wITh saddle
soap, NSN
7930-±²170³5467.
Protection Guaranteed
Fasten cufs
and trouser botToms
ouT. ÍhaT proTecTs you Îom meTaË z¿pper
buÏs.
•
Wear all ÐaTural-Ñber underÒear,
l¿ke coTToÐ or wooË. SyntheTic fbR¿cs caÐ
meËT aÐd sT¿cÓ To yoÔr sÓIÐ ¿Õ heaT geTs
ThrÖ The Nomex.
WE:AR
gT´OVl:S µvER Y¶UR s·¸
¹º»
CU±²S
¼½¾¿y
DON'³ ´µ¶G
ÀN
·Q¸I PM ¹"
M
•
!
Íhen your Nomex cloThing is ready To
wear. Keep iÐ ×ind, tho, iÕ The Nomex
_
"
/
¿sn'T woØ righT, iT won'T proTecT you.
I
lÙl SOP rÚires yÛÜ To wÝr
Á,
When you pÔT Nomex cloÅIng on.
..
insignÆa, name tags or wHaTever, use
•
WÞ the slßves àËlá down. âas¹n
naTãral Ñber ITems. Never weAr meTäl
The cuås
A
Trouser boTToms. ÍÔcÓ The
pin±ons .
.. Thæy geT Hoç.
shirT inTo the Trousers. Be sure The collar
Âtatic and FueL ÂpiÃÃÄ
goes up To proTecT your necÓ. èlose
étatic
c
b
your worsT enemy duriÁg
z¿ppers compleTely, aÐd maÓe sure The
reêelIng oëraTions. One sparì can sTíT
îomex fbric covers zIppers inside aÐd
a Ñre ThaT ìills!
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Âou can preveÐT spaïs by ìeepiÐg
equipmenT groÔnded and boðded.
Fuel spilLed on ºomex cLothing
can lead to a B»g Burn
ÍreaT ¾Nñ êel spill iòediaTelyÊ
l¿ke so:
•
SlowËy move aT leasT
50
ÕeeT away
Îom The reêeling area.
•
óreÐch The êel spill wiTh waTer.
WaTer prevenTs sTaTic elecTrIcITy Îom
¿gniTing The êmesô õÕ you donöT soaÓ The
spill rIghT awayÊ yoÔ
C
eÐd Ôp with ÷rsT
and second degøeù buús. Never remove
the Nomex cloThiÐg wiThouû soaüing The
êel sýiËl ÑrsT.
No waTer?
Grab any grounded bare meþ and
hoËd on ÿr a Āw secÛÐds. āhaT dra¿ns
stäTic bÔ¿ldup. Íhen slowËy remove your
cËoThes. Be sure Theyöre washed beÿre
you wear Them again.
ÛepairÄ
¾ ËoT oÕ Nomex damage is ÑxabËeĂ
ăOnLy ¾v¿aTion Ąią SuppÃrt EquipmenT
(¾ĄĆE) Technicians are auThorized ³o
repa¿r aviaTion Nomex clothing. Íanìers
shouËd Tuú The¿r Nomex clo³hing in To
ÔniT repair.
ÅÜ
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