PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-578
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 578
JANUARY 2001
Dear Editor,
A few pinholes in the hood of M40-
and M42-series masks makes them non-
mission capable. But the damaged hood
is still good for training, which helps your
good hoods last longer.
’Course, you don’t want to mix up good
hoods with damaged hoods. That could
be fatal in a chemical emergency. So we
mark damaged hoods with a dot of blue
paint on the back of the hood. (Any color
will do if it stands out.) That lets you
tell at a glance if a hood is good.
CW3 Allan E. Crooks
Command Assistance and Assessment
Team #9
San Antonio, TX
he training remedy is the chemical agent monitor simulator (CAMSIM). The
CAMSIM simulates CAM/ICAM functions as well as the contamination and
decontamination of equipment and people. It also records errors made by the
trainee.
The Army is distributing the CAMSIM to a number of post training support
centers (TSC). If your TSC hasn’t received the CAMSIM—called DVC 03-
016—contact the US Army Program Manager for NBC Defense Systems at
(410) 436-6574 or DSN 584-6574.
M40-, M42-Series Masks . . .
Just look for the dot. Thanks for the
good idea.
CAM, ICAM . . .
that's
for
training
only
-
-
not
the
real thing
!
hold on
,
soldier. that
hood has a
dot
on it!
The chemical
agent monitor --CAM-- and
improved chemical agent
monitor --ICAM-- won’t do
your unit much good if
soldiers don’t know
how to use them.
you
tell 'em, big
guy!
Dot on hood? Use only for training
PS 578
49
JAN 01
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