PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
PS 577
58
DEC 00
59
CARC . . .
Don’t Stop There
You also need to follow these im-
portant safety measures:
Cover as much of
your skin as possible.
That means wearing
coveralls and rubber
gloves from the
No.1 Common
shop set.
Wear chemical
splash goggles,
NSN 4240-00-052-
3776, not safety
glasses,
to protect
your eyes from paint or
thinner.
Keep thinner or paint away from an
open flame, welding torch or fuel-burn-
ing heater.
Be sure to use the paint-spray respi-
rator, NSN 4240-01-259-4572, when
you spot paint with CARC. If you don’t
have a respirator, use Appendix A of
CTA 50-970 as authority for ordering
one.
They just bead up on the surface like
water on a newly waxed car. So you
can do a quick, complete decontami-
nation and get back to completing your
mission.
Breathing Easy
Respiratory protection is required in
the use of
all
paints, not just CARC.
Your local industrial hygienist can help
you identify the needed equipment.
Paint Is Paint
No matter what type of paint is used,
OSHA’s safety standards for spot paint-
ing are the same. CARC is as safe to
use as any other paint when you take
the necessary precautions.
Most of the confusion about CARC
comes when people latch onto the word
“chemical,” as in dangerous to use. The
key word in CARC is “resistant,” as in
resistant to chemical attack. Once prop-
erly applied to your vehicle, CARC
doesn’t soak up chemical agents the
way some other paint does. It resists
the penetration of those chemical
agents.
✺
✺
✺
when the time
comes to
spot paint
your vehicle with chemical
agent resistant coating
-
-carc-
-make sure you
do it
safely
!
it's the
only
way to
breathe!
cover
up for
your
protection!
yikes!
NSN 4240-01-
Item
246-5399
Facepiece
235-0823
Cartridge retainer
246-5407
Organic vapor cartridge
246-5413
Spray paint prefilter
here are
the replacement
parts for the
respirator.
..
NSN 4240-01-
Item
246-5399
Facepiece
235-0823
Cartridge retainer
246-5407
Organic vapor cartridge
246-5413
Spray paint prefilter
here are
the replacement
parts for the
respirator.
..
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