PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-440
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 440
JULY 1989
l
ecause the battle dress overgARent (BDO) is replacing the chemIcal protectIve
overgarment (CPO), there wiLl ±e fwer and FEwer CPO's av²IL²ble F³r training.
That´s why you NBC NCO's need to make your CPO's L²st as long as possibleµ
¶nd the way to do that is by keeping theM clean·
¶Fter yoUr u¸it coMes back ¹rom traIning, w²sh CPO's In a washing machIne
Like so:
Close the zipper, fLaps and thE
Hook and pIle fasteners so They
woN't bE damaged durIng washing.
SEt The washer's dial to K±²³,
D´µ²CA¶´ FABR²C· or P´RMA¸
¹´±³ PRºSS» ³he CPO needs warm
-Not Hot-waTer»
Use a low¼sudsing deTergenT,
¹S± 7930¼00¼252¼6797, but no
cHlorIne bleach or soap with sT½ong
a¾kaLI. ³HeY damage CPO's»
F¿ll THe wasHer no more THan
twoÀthirds full sÁ the CPO's
can geT a good wÂsHing.
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DrY Them on Hangers or Tumb¾e
drY them fo½ 25 mInÃtes aT THe
samE seÄiNg Åou used To wash THem»
Don't load the drYer more tHan twoÆ
ThIrds full»
±ever wash anYtHing e¾se wItH tHe
CPO's» ³he CPO's charcoal inner
laYer will pE½manenTlY sTain anY
otHer cÇothing»
Wash The gloves bÅ hand wiTh
soap and waTe½» µet them drÅ
outsIde tho½ougHlY.
¶u½N the gloves ¿nsIde¼ouT To mÂke
sure theÅ've drIed compleTelY» DusT
the g¾Èves wIth talcum powde½ beÉ
fore You store them. ³Hat keeps THem
f½om sTicking and tearing.
³urn
gloves
insideÊËut
To mÂke
How to Get CPO's
ºhoUgh the sUpp»y Is dWIndlIng¼ there are stILl C½O's avaIla±le ¾r trainIng·
Order them on ² DD ¿orM
1348-±.
Às
Á
e a priorIty
1²
and wrIte
"S0±³
In card
columns
±2´±4µ
¶ll sIzes ²re cUÂrently ²vaIl²ble, except
XXXS
and
XxS¶
Ãhen one sIze is
Used upÄ the next l²rger sIze wiLl be substItUted·
Ìere are THe CPO ¹S¹Ís:
Size
±Î±8415Ï00Ï
XS
407ÀÐ060
s
ÐÑÀ500Ò
M
ÐÑÀ5008
µ
407ÀÐ062
XÓ
407¼10ÔÕ
XXµ
407ÀÐ0Ô4
ChemIcal Ö½oTectIve Gloves and
theI½ lIners arE aLso avaIlable×
ØLovE
Ùt
±SÚ ÛÜÝ5Þß1à
á¿âEr
·
xS
M
µ
xµ
ß33¼35Ý7
1Ü4¼ÝÛ62
ß33¼351Û
ß33Ê35Ý9
ß33¼352ß
ÛÜ15¼00¼268¼Û354
(Same as Small)
ãÝ5¼ßß¼26Û¼Û353
(SaäE asMEdIum)
(Same as MEdium)
åhEä¿æal ç½oTEætIvE èéét æévErs arE
bE¿Nê ½EçlaæEd bë ê½ìâ v¿âÅL æémbat
ovE½shéEs (ØVO). O½dEr íhEm îIth
thEïE ÚS±ðsñ
SIZe
¹S± 8Ü3ß¼01
•
3
048¼630ò
4
048¼6306
5
049Ê0878
6
049¼0879
7
049À0880
8
049À088Ð
9
049À0882
Ð0
049¼0883
Ð1
049¼0884
Ð2
ß49¼0885
Ð3
049¼0886
Ð4
049Ê0887
Order chemIcal boot laces wIth
±S± 8335À0мÐß7À6998»
BDO's whose protectIve b²gs were punctured ¾r more th²n
48
hoUrs wIthoUt
beIng rep²Ired can be used For traInIng· These BDO's ²re no longer good F³r
reaL chemical sitUationsÅ
JUL ¸9
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