PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-611
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 611
OCTOBER 2003
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Check for leaks weekly. DS2 is very corrosive.
If you catch leaks early, you save yourself lots of
cleanup work. Store DS2 on pallets. That makes it
easier to spot leaks and keeps the bottom of the
containers drier and less vulnerable to corrosion.
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OCT 03
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Report leakers to your local environmental control office. Never touch a leaking
container or wet spot without protective equipment. Wear a protective mask, long
rubber gloves, and a full-length rubber apron. If you accidentally get DS2 on your
skin, blot it off and rinse with lots of water until the soapy feeling is gone. Then seek
medical help.
Your installation spill response team
should neutralize any puddles of DS2
with sodium bisulfate, NSN 6810-00-
270-9984, and soak it up with vermicu-
lite insulation. Put the vermiculite in a
drum and write
DS2 SPILL WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
CORROSIVE
on the outside. Seal the drum and put it in a
cool dry place until your local environmen-
tal people can pick it up.
Leaking containers must be packed in
drums with several inches of vermiculite all
around the leaker to soak up the DS2. Your
environmental people can help with this.
Remember, as long as DS2 containers remain sealed, DS2 is good for years. Once
air hits it, though, it's good for only 48 hours. But even after it has lost its deconning
power, it can still burn you or make you sick. So be careful!
For more information on DS2, see TB 43-0199, which covers DS2 A to Z. It's part
of EM 0157, the CD-ROM that contains the TMs for decon equipment.
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Never store DS2 with STB, HTH, acids or oxi-
dizers unless you can separate them by at least 5
feet and put a splash-proof barrier between them.
Otherwise, you risk a fire.
DS2
is powerful stuff. It has
to be to neutralize powerful
chemical agents. Because it's
powerful, you can't ignore it.
If it makes a mess, then you
can be in a mess with the envi-
ronmental and safety folks.
Here's how
to keep DS2
working
for
you instead
of
against
you…
hey!
get
away
from me!
you
want me
to start
a fire?!?
uh-oh.
you’re
leaking!
oh, I’m
so embar-
rassed!
great
googley
moogley!
what’s that
mess!?
that’s
ds2!
we’ve been
storing it…
…and I
forgot all
about it!
Insulate leakers with vermiculite
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